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Below is Pops Brine for Easy Bacon and other meats.
Note: The High Sugar content will cause Bacon Fried in a Pan or Oven Baked above 325°F to Burn! Pops' once told me to reduce to 1/4C of Each or leave out the Sugar...In Memory of Pops, enjoy...JJ
Real simple curing brine:
for every 1 gallon...
Let me present this photo of the intructions from a package of cure #1:
Do you seer where it says : "... 24 pounds of curing salt to 100 gallons of water ..."?
take 24 lbs x 16 oz per pound = 384 oz. per 100 gallons of water. That is THE MAXIMUM concentration allowed by Federal Law. Reducing...