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Arri London > wrote:

> It could mean .64 oz sodium nitrate per lb of mix (the rest being sodium
> nitrite and salt), which seems to mean it's Prague powder #2, rather
> than #1,


That's right. For some reason the sodium nitrite is measured as a
percentage on labels and nitrates are measured in ounces.

-sw