BRAWN

Wash a pig’s head and feet, then place in boiling water with 1 ½ lb. of shin of beef; boil for 2 ½ hours, lift from the water, remove all bones and chop fine; mix 1 tablespoonful salt, 1 teaspoonful white pepper, a dust of cayenne, a teaspoonful mixed spice; add to the brawn, and mix all thoroughly; rinse a mould with cold water, press in the brawn, and place a weight on top; turn out when solid.