Its quite similar in its a dry firm cure, It'll be sliced on Sunday, still in the smoker right now
To please her, could you use light (Golden) syrup instead?
Do you think it would change the taste a lot?
I am sure you know that treacle/molasses was the cheapest sugar preparation in the past, hence so many ‘peasant’ recipes contain it.
Its an interesting thought. I've done a batch of maple syrup cured which is nice. I'm wondering about honey cured!