4 lb Beef tongue or pork
2 tb Salt
3 ts Mixed whole pickling spices
1 tb Brown sugar; firmly packed
3    Cloves garlic;finely minced
1 ts Saltpeter

Mix the Salt, spices, Sugar and Garlic together. Rub into the meat
thoroughly. Set into a pan, cover well and put into the refrigerator
turning once a week or more. To cook, put into cold Water and bring to a
bOil. Discard the first Water and cover the meat again with more cold
Water, bring to a bOil and reduce the heat simmering gently until tender.