sugar-cured

[ shoo g-er-kyoo rd ]

/ ˈʃʊg ərˌkyʊərd /

(especially of ham or bacon) cured in a mixture of sugar, salt, and sodium nitrate or sodium nitrite.

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Myers sugar-cured each piece, smoked it, and sewed it in canvas.
Life and Adventures of 'Billy' Dixon|Billy Dixon
It is to be published on sugar-cured oilskin, the edition to be limited to two numbered copies—one for me and one for the ashcan.
Bizarre|Lawton Mackall
She first sawed an end from a fragrant, juicy, sugar-cured ham and put it to cook.
A Girl Of The Limberlost|Gene Stratton Porter
I dined with one last night, a sugar-cured ham magnate from Chicago.
The Spenders|Harry Leon Wilson

For sugar-cured hams we append the best recipe we have ever used, though troublesome.
Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889|Barkham Burroughs