The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #96928 Message #1901302
Posted By: Bert
06-Dec-06 - 01:18 AM
Thread Name: BS: Need saltpeter for my Yuletide ham
Subject: RE: BS: Need saltpeter for my Yuletide ham
It was originally mined in Petra in Jordan.
It was called Salt of Petra which eventually morphed to saltpeter.