That's because sodium helps preserve deli meats to extend their shelf life (and for those who are curious, there's a difference between salt and sodium). As explained by the American Heart ...

Our ancestors also had other methods such as smoking and salt curing to preserve the meat. Salt curing is an effective way of ...

Corning originally was named for the corn kernel-size pellets of salt used to preserve meat in times before refrigeration, ...

Corned beef, which makes an appearance on many St. Patrick’s Day tables, isn’t the only food to which “corning,” or ...

Corned beef, which makes an appearance on many St. Patrick’s Day tables, isn't the only food to which “corning,” or ...