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Thread #96928 Message #1900635
Posted By: MMario
05-Dec-06 - 11:26 AM
Thread Name: BS: Need saltpeter for my Yuletide ham
Subject: RE: BS: Need saltpeter for my Yuletide ham
I googled for a bit - and it seems what you want to get now is called (among other brand names) Prague Powder - which is saltpeter premixed with salt. there are two major types - one is primarily for dry cured sausages and should NOT be used for meats which will be exposed to high temperatures.
cutting the salptpeter with salt evidently lets them get around the controls of buying the more concentrated chemical.