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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1903
Page
7
Instructions from No. 3 on curing meats like bacon pork and sausages. Methods include salting warm meat, stacking shoulders and hams, salting for weeks, smoking with green Hickory, wrapping in sacks, and making lard and pickled pork in brine. Also notes on drying and storage to keep meat edible for years.
The item describes a step by step method on a cold clear day to prepare something by cutting, sprinkling with salt, spreading to ice over night, then rubbing with salt and packing down each side leaving a top layer. The text is fragmentary and lacks identifiable subject or outcome.
The text outlines a method to preserve meat using quilts and sacks to exclude air, wrapping hams in paper, and a four layer top to prevent spoilage in warm Texas days. It recommends a four week cure then washing, borax dust, hanging and smoking for brown color, plus a smoke during wet periods to prevent dripping and deter insects.
Cottonwood Texas report notes dwindling Sunday school attendance though faith is urged. Local events include a Sunday singing at Mrs. Thomas’s residence and moves of Prof. J. T. McGee. Residents and visitors mentioned: R. Stewart, Mary Lawless, Minnie Hammonds, Paul Cameron, and neighbors building a house for J. K. Presnal.
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