On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:41:40 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
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>> I've never eaten it and I've heard it's very salty. *Do you rinse the
>> beef, Chris?
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>> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
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>We had it quite frequently when I was a child. I thought it was a
>midwestern staple, I did.
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>It is very salty - but that's part of the goodness. No, don't rinse
>it. If you use the refrigerated packaged stuff, it isn't as salty as
>the authentic, old-fashion kind found in the canned meat aisle in
>glass jars. You takes yer choice. I like the old-style stuff, myself
>- and to make it even better, make the white sauce, add pepper, throw
>in the diced up dried beef, and add some quartered hard-boiled eggs.
>Pour it over white bread toast. Yumm.
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>N.

It showed up fairly reqularly on our dinner table in middle TN. I
like to add chopped hard-boiled eggs and also a handful or two of
frozen green peas.

- Mark