Re: Sodium Nitrate and Ham

[Guest guest]

> Dear Everyone:

>

> I wanted to know if sodium nitrate is legal. I have searched both websites

and could not

find any information on whether it is discouraged.

Sheila will know more about this.

I have used sugar free bacon with nitrate for five years on an almost daily

basis. I try not to

use many other products with nitrates because who needs too many chemicals? As

to

ham, I use thinly sliced Prosciutto from Italy which comes in a whole piece to

the

supermarket deli.. The only ingredients are pork and salt. Could you bake that?

Carol F.

SCD 5 years

[Guest guest]

Hi Eileen,

> I wanted to know if sodium nitrate is legal.

Yes, sodium nitrate is SCD legal.

See these for a discussion on nitrates:

http://lyris.dundee.net/read/messages?id=257266#257266

http://lyris.dundee.net/read/messages?id=268600#268600

> I bought a ham which was dry cured (Felts Country Cured). On the

package it said if you want to reduced salt to soak before cooking.

My bother in law who is a chef told me the dry cured ham does not

taste good. What is the best way to prepare this ham? Its 16lbs, I

hope I don't waste it because noone will eat it. I am living in

their house (my brother in laws) right now temporarily.

I soak salted ham and cover with legal mustard, stud with whole

cloves and sometimes cover with slices of pineapple.

Sheila

[Guest guest]

Hi Eileen,

> I wanted to know if sodium nitrate is legal.

Yes, sodium nitrate is SCD legal.

See these for a discussion on nitrates:

http://lyris.dundee.net/read/messages?id=257266#257266

http://lyris.dundee.net/read/messages?id=268600#268600

> I bought a ham which was dry cured (Felts Country Cured). On the

package it said if you want to reduced salt to soak before cooking.

My bother in law who is a chef told me the dry cured ham does not

taste good. What is the best way to prepare this ham? Its 16lbs, I

hope I don't waste it because noone will eat it. I am living in

their house (my brother in laws) right now temporarily.

I soak salted ham and cover with legal mustard, stud with whole

cloves and sometimes cover with slices of pineapple.

Sheila

[Guest guest]

What sugar free bacon do you use, Sheila?

--- carolfrilegh c.frilegh@...> wrote:

>

> > Dear Everyone:

> >

> > I wanted to know if sodium nitrate is legal. I

> have searched both websites and could not

> find any information on whether it is discouraged.

>

> Sheila will know more about this.

>

> I have used sugar free bacon with nitrate for five

> years on an almost daily basis. I try not to

> use many other products with nitrates because who

> needs too many chemicals? As to

> ham, I use thinly sliced Prosciutto from Italy

> which comes in a whole piece to the

> supermarket deli.. The only ingredients are pork and

> salt. Could you bake that?

>

> Carol F.

> SCD 5 years

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

What sugar free bacon do you use, Sheila?

--- carolfrilegh c.frilegh@...> wrote:

>

> > Dear Everyone:

> >

> > I wanted to know if sodium nitrate is legal. I

> have searched both websites and could not

> find any information on whether it is discouraged.

>

> Sheila will know more about this.

>

> I have used sugar free bacon with nitrate for five

> years on an almost daily basis. I try not to

> use many other products with nitrates because who

> needs too many chemicals? As to

> ham, I use thinly sliced Prosciutto from Italy

> which comes in a whole piece to the

> supermarket deli.. The only ingredients are pork and

> salt. Could you bake that?

>

> Carol F.

> SCD 5 years

>

>

>

>

>

__________________________________

Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005

http://mail.yahoo.com

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I live in Canada and use Maple Leaf 33& 1/3 less salt bacon - less

salt and no sugar

Sheila

> What sugar free bacon do you use, Sheila?

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I live in Canada and use Maple Leaf 33& 1/3 less salt bacon - less

salt and no sugar

Sheila

> What sugar free bacon do you use, Sheila?

>

>

[Guest guest]

> Hi Eileen,

>

> > I wanted to know if sodium nitrate is legal.

>

> Yes, sodium nitrate is SCD legal.

>

> See these for a discussion on nitrates:

> http://lyris.dundee.net/read/messages?id=257266#257266

> http://lyris.dundee.net/read/messages?id=268600#268600

>

>

Sheila re the second post:

The ingredients are : ham with water, hone salt, potassium, chloride,

sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrate, spices extractives.

Not thrilled about the nitrites >>>

In this case I would not be thrilled about the " spices and extractives. "

Carol F.