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Default Low sodium sausage and bacon

In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> On Thu, 07 May 2009 17:03:39 -0500, Omelet wrote:
>
> > In article
> > >,
> > 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'!

>
> please tell me you're not worried about fluoridation.
>
> your pal,
> blake


No, it just tastes like crap.

The purified water from the vending machines for $.25 per gallon has a
better flavor for some applications.

I don't use it for everything babe.
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