merryb > wrote:

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>sf mentioned maple flavored- don't use that nasty stuff for beans.
>Just smoked is what you would for this...


I agree that I wouldn't use 'maple *flavored*' --- But if you see some
'Maple smoked'- [or 'hickory smoked'] - that would be worth the extra
cost.

Both are *old*, not new, 'flavors'.

When I did my own it was a cure with salt, sugar and saltpeter. The
smoke was usually maple- but sometimes hickory. It tasted nothing
like the maple syrup injected stuff that is available in most
groceries.

Jim