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Originally Posted by bkreigsr
Let me know if you suffer any unexpected symptoms - wasn't nitrate and it's derivatives once know as 'salt peter' and routinely added to prison food? 
Bill K |
No, saltpeter is potassium nitrite. Curing nitrite is sodium nitrite. It's a necessary ingredient for cured meats.
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