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Doug Freyburger > wrote:

> "Tom Royer" > wrote:
> >
> > I've just been put on a fairly strict low sodium diet and it plays havoc
> > with my breakfast. *I like bacon and/or sausage (who doesn't?) with my eggs.
> > Unfortunately, processed meats, bacon and sausage particularly, just blow
> > the sodium budget all to hell. *Anyone know if there's such a thing as
> > sodium free or low sodium bacon ...
>
> The book "NeanderThin" about paleolithic dieting suggests
> soaking a slab of bacon over night to leach out the salt.
> Then rinse in the morning and cook.
>
> There's a big flavor different - The salt means to turn up the
> volume on the flavor - but I figure I'd get ued to it after a
> while.
>
> So rather than trying to find low salt bacon (smoke your own?)
> try methods that remove the salt.

I water soak green salad olives to make them less salty and it works
very well. I avoid using tap water tho'!
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