What is "saltpeter"?!
I am reading a book about a man in prison and they said "I heard they put saltpeter in the dough when they are baking the bread"!. I have never heard of it!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
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It is known as Potassium nitrate!.
It IS part of gunpowder, that is true!.
But is also used in food preservation!.
The quote you are reading is from when people believed that Saltpeter was an Anaphrodisiac!.
Basically people believed it stopped men from wanting sex!. And prisons actually did use it in cooking!. So did the US Army for awhile!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It IS part of gunpowder, that is true!.
But is also used in food preservation!.
The quote you are reading is from when people believed that Saltpeter was an Anaphrodisiac!.
Basically people believed it stopped men from wanting sex!. And prisons actually did use it in cooking!. So did the US Army for awhile!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Salt peter is potassium nitrate!. There is a wide spread belief that it will prevent a man from getting an erection!.There is also a wide spread belief that it is slipped into the food of military men in boot camp and men in prison!.Probably none of these rumors are true!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Salt peter typically refers to the chemical compound potassium nitrate!. It is used to preserve some foods, most commonly meats, although there are concerns about its health effects!. Salt peter is also used in ice cream and toothpaste for sensitive teeth!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
1!. Potassium nitrate, the critical oxidizing component of gun powder
2!. Sodium nitrate ("Chile saltpetre") , an ingredient in fertilizers, explosives and solid rocket propellantsWww@FoodAQ@Com
2!. Sodium nitrate ("Chile saltpetre") , an ingredient in fertilizers, explosives and solid rocket propellantsWww@FoodAQ@Com
probably sodium nitrate, a food preservative!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
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Saltpeter is a component in gunpowder, something you wouldn't normally put in your bread!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Sodium NitrateWww@FoodAQ@Com
http://www!.wisegeek!.com/what-is-salt-pet!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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salt peter is a guy named peter who loves eating salt!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
we used it for smoked hams!.!.!.i think my grandparents bought it at a drug storeWww@FoodAQ@Com