Ingredients
- 6 fl wine vinegar
- 4 brined pigs trotters
- 2 carrots
- 12 1/2 cups water
- 3/4 lb brown sugar
- 3/4 lb sea salt
- 2 oz saltpeter
- 1 pn allspice
(optional): 1 t juniper berries: small piece ungrated nutmeg: 1 bay leaf: 3 sprigs thyme: 1 t black peppercorns: 4 cloves. Put all ingredients in a pan, bring to boiling point, skim and remove from the heat. Let cool. Add trotters, weight down with a very clean stone or other nonreactive weight, and leave for 24 hours. (The spices are also optional if you're in too much of a hurry.)
