Wiltshire cure
The Wiltshire cure is a traditional English technique for curing bacon and ham. The technique originated in the 18th century in Calne, Wiltshire; it was developed by the Harris family.[1] Originally it was a dry cure method that involved applying salt to the meat for 10–14 days.[2] Storing the meat in cold rooms meant that less salt was needed.[1] The Wiltshire cure has been a wet cure, soaking the meat in brine for 4–5 days, since the First World War.[2][3] Smoking is not part of the process, although bacon is often smoked after being cured.[2][4]
History
In 2010, several large British supermarket chains signed a voluntary code agreeing to use clearer labelling on pork products to avoid confusion over country of origin. For shops under this agreement, pork products sold in the UK that are labelled with "Wiltshire Cure" should only have been sourced from the UK.[5][better source needed]
References
- Footnotes
- ^ a b "The Cure for Bacon Lovers", The Independent, Independent Print Limited, 26 February 2000, archived from the original on 19 May 2009, retrieved 11 June 2011
- ^ a b c Davidson & Jaine, p. 50
- ^ Piggott & Thirsk, p.
- ^ "Bacon Jerky". 15 January 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Smillie, Susan (23 February 2010), "New Food Labelling Code Agreed for Pork", The Guardian, retrieved 11 June 2011
- Sources
- Davidson, Alan; Jaine, Tom (2006), The Oxford Companion to Food, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-280681-5
- Piggott, Stuart; Thirsk, Joan (2011), The Agrarian History of England and Wales: Volume 1, Prehistory to AD 1042, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-1-107-40114-3
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