Home Smoking and Curing: How to Smoke-Cure Meat, Fish and Game

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The idea that human health can be salved by “nature” has been around for as long as we have regarded ourselves as a species apart from other living things. It truly arrived in Britain with the Romantics, for whom prosperity enabled a more reflective and worshipful relationship with the landscape that others had to toil in for a living. Keats and Byron loved swimming; sea-bathing was an upper-class health fad that inspired the first seaside resorts. The popularisation of nature’s healing power peaked after the industrial revolution, when later Victorians were beset by fears of the all-conquering machine. Fresh air, exercise and healthful hobbies, from collecting butterflies to finding fossils, were prescribed in much the same way as GPs today are experimenting with “prescribing nature” to patients. Hardman reminds us of the prescience of Octavia Hill, the social reformer and co-founder of the National Trust in 1895, who campaigned to save urban land for city parks. London commons that could make developers fortunes had greater value as outdoor space, Hill argued: “To my mind they are even now worth very much; but they will be more and more valuable every year – valuable in the deepest sense of the word; health-giving, joy-inspiring, peace-bringing.” There are about 700,000 people in the UK on the autism spectrum, according to the National Autistic Society. It lists difficulties with social communication and social interaction, repetitive and restrictive behaviour, sensitivity to light and sound, anxiety and meltdowns among challenges that autistic people face. The male to female ratio for autism is 3:1; and autistic children are three times more likely to be excluded from school, the society says. Tenby in 1895 … sea-bathing, an upper-class health fad, inspired the first seaside resorts. Photograph: Print Collector/Getty Images

The classic bresaola has many spices and the main flavor from cinnamon and nutmeg. I use this spice mix with great success using my harvested wild game or any other type of red meat. Traditional whole cured prosciutto hams of Italy, you can see the shape from the pressure applied during the curing process. Some examples of commercially prepared cures include: 2.3.1. Prague Powder #1, Insta Cure, or Modern Cure. For equilibrium curing, I have found that less than 200 g of weight will work best in a normal fridge, it should only take about 4 to 7 days. The meat will be fully cured. 5. Remove from Bag and rinse MeatI want to show you how to make cured meats that take days and weeks not months and years – using your unmodified kitchen fridge at home also. The key for dry-cured meat is to use sea salt that does not have additives, anti-caking agents, or iodine. I have found the pork and beef come out a lot better if I wrap the meat. It seems to just help hold in the moisture and not dry out as much.

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