At 10:39 AM 1/28/00 -0700, Betty Ann quoted Ray (hawkman :-) Audette: >On page 157 of the newest edition of Neanderthin, Ray has the following >footnote: "I soak my bacon overnight in a cold pan of water in the >refrigerator. Soaking removes the sugar and salt content of the bacon, >as sugar and salt are water soluble." I semi-disagree with this. Soaking will remove some of the sugar and salt, but I doubt it would be a significant amount. I say this because bacon is very, very greasy. I would think the fat will prevent much of the salt/sugar from "dissolving". Of course, that does not stop me from eating bacon. James at Penn State