I agree with you tinker. All of those foods that state no preservatives are only talking about the complex chemical preservatives like BHA, and BHT. But salt and sugar have been used forever as a preservative.
I can't handle a Virginia ham no matter how long you try to soak them to get the salt out.
Everyone loves salt as a seasoning, it's a natural taste and so people don't tend to associate it as a preservative any more. But 300 years ago it was probably the leading food preservative. These days it's the non-preservative preservative.
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