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Thread #96928 Message #1901339
Posted By: MBSLynne
06-Dec-06 - 03:38 AM
Thread Name: BS: Need saltpeter for my Yuletide ham
Subject: RE: BS: Need saltpeter for my Yuletide ham
I thought the petre bit came from a word for rock, as in petrified, and that saltpetre was what they call rock salt