Hi Jean,

>    I suspect something is bothering my milk-allergic son, and I'm
>wondering if this is it. I've bought two different hams in the last few
>weeks, I think one was West Virginia brand and the other was Dinner Bell. I
>don't have the labels anymore, but as best as I remember, the ingredients
>said cured with water, salt, sugar or honey, sodium phosphate, sodium
>erythorbate and sodium nitrite. No questionable ingredients like "natural
>flavorings."

I don't seem to be able sodium nitrite either. I have celiac disease, and
also seem to have a milk intolerance. Perhaps it is another allergy that has
developed from the intestinal permeability. Conversely, it may be due to a
deficiency in PST, an intestinal enzyme that seems to be needed to digest it.



Best Wishes,
Ron
http://www.panix.com/~donwiss/hoggan