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Turkey Related Subjects => Recipes & Turkish Cooking Section => Topic started by: lance on May 22, 2012, 09:14:27 AM

Title: Saltpeter
Post by: lance on May 22, 2012, 09:14:27 AM
Can you buy saltpeter over here ta . ;)
Title: Saltpeter
Post by: pookie on May 22, 2012, 09:37:25 AM
batten down the hatches...... ;):D
Title: Saltpeter
Post by: screamlead on May 22, 2012, 09:47:53 AM
Chemist opposite migros/pengiun may be able to get it.
Title: Saltpeter
Post by: KKOB on May 22, 2012, 10:11:25 AM
You need to be careful about who you ask Lance. Saltpeter is one of the main ingredients for making gunpowder and you might just attract the attention of the Jandarma.

Is it for culinary purposes or for the garden ?

If it's for food preservation ask for Sodium Nitrate ( or Nitrite) or E252.

For the garden, any one of a number of high nitrogen foods will be what you need.
Title: Saltpeter
Post by: Scunner on May 22, 2012, 10:30:27 AM
quote:
Originally posted by KKOB

You need to be careful about who you ask Lance. Saltpeter is one of the main ingredients for making gunpowder

ENGLISH CHEF BLOWS UP CATALARIK
Title: Saltpeter
Post by: lance on May 22, 2012, 10:34:06 AM
Stop shouting it's for cooking, mind you i suppose that could go wrong . ;)
Title: Saltpeter
Post by: Scunner on May 22, 2012, 10:35:28 AM
Bangers & mash? :D
Title: Saltpeter
Post by: Supacabby on May 22, 2012, 18:57:15 PM
Gotta comment.

I've had a crap day at work, facing up to moving property next weekend, didn't sleep much last night etc etc - I'm sure you get the drift

but

Reading this has made me LOL, Lance my old m8, you're a gem!

PS: 2nd sensible answer in a row from KKOB too, times a changing  :)
Title: Saltpeter
Post by: Ray1951 on May 22, 2012, 19:10:04 PM
Saltpeter is used by butchers in Scotland to prepare beef for beefham - delicious.  Cut thin and with a generous coating of mixed spice.  Oh the memories.
Title: Saltpeter
Post by: KKOB on May 22, 2012, 19:20:10 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Supacabby

PS: 2nd sensible answer in a row from KKOB too, times a changing  :)


Shhhhhhhh.............I'm just lulling him into a false sense of security.

:D ;):D ;):D