The Book of Household Management by Mrs. Beeton

830. INGREDIENTS.--Salt, 4 oz. of saltpetre, 2 oz. of bay-salt, 4 oz. of

coarse sugar. _Mode_.--Cut out the snout, remove the brains, and split the head, taking off the upper bone to make the jowl a good shape; rub it well with salt; next day take away the brine, and salt it again the following day; cover the head with saltpetre, bay-salt, and coarse sugar, in the above proportion, adding a little common salt. Let the head be often turned, and when it has been in the pickle for 10 days, smoke it for a week or rather longer. _Time_.--To remain in the pickle 10 days; to be smoked 1 week. _Seasonable_.--Should be made from September to March. _Note_.--A pig's check, or Bath chap, will take about 2 hours after the water boils. PIG'S LIVER (a Savoury and Economical Dish).