Ophelia wrote:

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> "Sqwertz" wrote in message ...
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> On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 08:21:19 -0400, Gary wrote:
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> > Ophelia wrote:
> > >
> > > Please would you share your recipe?
> >
> > I have an old one. I'm looking for it. I have done it a few times
> > but not for many years.
> >
> > > A question! Is the marinade just for favour or is it part of the
> > > cure?
> >
> > It's the salt in marinade that is important. It's a preservative.
> > Back in the old days with no refrigeration, meat was salt cured.
> > You make a heavy brine.
> >
> > To make a heavy brine, boil water then add as much salt as will
> > dissolve in it. Let it cool then put you strips of meat to soak
> > for whatever time. Then you dry it either by hanging or in your
> > dehydrator.
>
> A fully saturated salt solution is way too strong for jerky that's
> not intended to last 100 years. Fully saturated sal****er is about
> 25% salt (28% if you boil it). And then you multiply that by four
> as it dries. If you were to brine any meat in a 25% solution of
> salt it would be mostly inedible even without drying it out.
>
> But she's not going to make jerky anyway (unless she reads this and
> then just to spite me), so it doesn't really matter. if she's liek
> most 80 year old UK'ers, they don't have enough teeth chards left to
> chew jerky.
>
> -sw
>
> ===
>
> LOLOLOL
>
> You are a mean mouthed old fart who doesn't have a clue what others
> make.
>
> You just don't like it that I explained to people here why you
> 'don't like me because I lost your precious recipe' and have now
> realised how arrogant and stupid you look!!!
>
> No, just for your information. I don't like it, but it has nothing
> to do with my teeth ... unlike you, obviously! You seem to think
> everyone is like you!!!
>
> I do all my cooking for my husband. You see, I love to cook and he
> loves to eat what I make ))
>
> So, yes! I made a batch (after a long time) and he thinks it tastes
> rather strong. I did post the recipe))) I have taken advice here
> (no, not your bitching) and the next batch I will use soya, honey and
> I will dilute it.
>
> That ok with you, fatty ????

Coming in late here (sorry, work had me delete unread again).

Aee you looking for simple jerky recipies? Ones that work with a
dehydrator but are not too strong? I have several. Ping me if so as I
am about to delete this batch of messages.