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> In article >,
> says...
>
>>Jack Curry wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Dana,
>>>
>>>You can use any kind of salt for brining, though non-iodized salt is my
>>>preference (Kosher, Sea or Pickling).
>>
>>I have the same preference. In fact, I generally avoid iodized
>>salt in my own cooking but I'm sure I get enough iodized salt
>>elsewhere to avoid goiter.
>>
>>Thanks -
>>Dana
>>
>
> "Goiter"... Now there's a word you don't hear much any more. For some
> reason I always thought it was a neat word; still do, actually. Goiter.
> Goiter. Goiter. Just kind of rolls off the corner of your mouth.

I admit, I actually had to look up what the result of an
iodine deficiency is. I was pleasantly surprised to discover
it is goiter, a condition I do not suffer from. I also
found that goiter described an enlarged thyroid gland...
apparently it swells if it's not getting iodine.

Dana