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SPICED BEEF
(Traditional Irish Christmas Fare)
For spicing a 6 pound joint:

3 bay leaves (fresh
preferably)
1 tsp. cloves
6 blades mace
1 level tsp. peppercorns
1 clove garlic
1 tsp. allspice
2 heaped Tbsp. brown sugar
2 heaped tsp. saltpetre
1 lb. coarse or rock salt

Mix dry ingredients together, pounding in bay leaves and
garlic. Stand the meat in a large dish, rubbing the spicing
mixture all over. The joint should be turned daily for one
week, taking the spice mixture from the bottom of the dish.
Then wash the meat and tie for cooking.

For cooking:
joint of spiced beef (6 lb.)
1 celery stick
1 medium sized onion
3 whole cloves
3 sliced carrots
1/2 pt. Guinness
1 tsp. each ground cloves and
allspice
Place joint in large saucepan on a bed of chopped
vegetables. Add water to cover. Bring slowly to boil and
skim. Simmer gently for four hours, adding Guinness during the
last hour.
To eat cold press between two plates with a weight on
top, overnight.

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