Autumn Brine

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar ($0.36)
• 1/2 cup kosher salt ($0.12)
• 1/2 gallon water
• 1 tablespoon orange zest ($0.02)
• 1/2 cup orange juice ($0.34)
• 1 bay leaf ($0.03)
• 3 thyme sprigs ($0.30)
• 1 sage sprig ($0.16)
• 15 black peppercorns ($0