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other liver may be cut up. Leave out nails and bones of head. Put the eggs in
cold water after removing film around them.
HOW TO DRESS TERRAPIN
E. D. P.
Throw the terrapin in boiling water. Remove and boil in fresh water. Rub the
terrapin with a towel to remove outside skin. Put back in water and boil.
It is cooked when the joints of the leg break easily.
HOW TO CORN BEEF
E. D. P.
4 gallons of water,
5 pounds of salt,
2 ounces of saltpetre,
1 1/2 pounds of brown sugar.
Mix the above and boil 15 minutes, and skim well. The meat must have been rubbed
well in salt and saltpetre, and packed for 3 days before. When mixture is cold,
pour over meat and let it stand a week.
This is excellent for tongues.
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