Take 6 pound of lean beef without skin or sinews and one pound & half
of fat bacon slice both thin and pound it in a stone morter and season
it with a quarter & half of an ounce of cloves and as much pepper and
a good nutmeg & as much Salt as Spice mix it very well and when it is
baked pour y^e gravey from it press it abroad in a pot when it is cold
cover it with butter melt’d it will keep half a year if not cut you may
do fat beef thus only leave out the bacon.