Does this brine recipe look right?
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 6:17 pm
I found this recipe on this site http://schmidling.com/ham.htm made up the brine and have some pork in it for a few days.
However having looked around a bit it does seem an awful lot of Prague powder, is it safe or should I chuck it out?
Brine Recipe
Water...................................1 gallon
Pickling Salt.......................1 cup
Sugar....................................1/4 cup
Prague #1 (Cure)...............1/3 cup
Pickling Spice.....................1 tsp
Cloves...................................1/2 tsp
However having looked around a bit it does seem an awful lot of Prague powder, is it safe or should I chuck it out?
Brine Recipe
Water...................................1 gallon
Pickling Salt.......................1 cup
Sugar....................................1/4 cup
Prague #1 (Cure)...............1/3 cup
Pickling Spice.....................1 tsp
Cloves...................................1/2 tsp