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Peter Aitken
 
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"SportKite1" > wrote in message
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> >From:

>
> >Why does my deli meat have so much sodium? Why can't they
> >use potassium sorbate or something as a preservative? Are
> >there any that use potassium

>
> You might look into Boars Head meats. I wasn't able to find any

information as
> to what they use for preservatives in their deli meats like roast beef,

ham,
> turkey, corned beef or pastrami, but from experience they are definitely

not
> overloaded with crap. One pays dear - 9.00 a lb for Roast Beef, but it

tastes
> just like home roasted beef, possibly better, and I can get 3-4 great
> sandwiches out of a pound.
>
> Down here where I live in Florida, just about every deli and restaurant

serve
> Boar's Head products. Only the stupidmarkets carry the injected garbage,

though
> Publix does carry a full line of Boar's Head, which include some pretty

decent
> cured meats - my favorites include spicy capicolla and genoa salami.

Addictive.
>
> Ellen
>
>


I agree - Boars Head is really good stuff. A notch above is Applegate Farms.
Pricey again, but terrific. Whole Foods Market carries the line.


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