Bolners Fiesta Brand Curing Salt is the ideal blend of salt, sodium nitrite, and sodium bicarbonate, useful in curing and preserving all of your favorite meats. Curing is a method of food preservation that dates back to ancient times, though it was only seriously developed during the 1800s. During the 19th century, it was discovered that the use of curing salt would delay the spoilage of meat. Curing salt was also popular for use in pickling meats and as part of the sausage-making process. The perfect blend of Salt and sodium nitrite, Bolners Fiesta Brand Curing Salt is the best curing salt to have on hand for all of your food preservation needs. Whether you are pickling meat, making your own sausage, or drying meat for jerky, keep a bottle of Bolners Fiesta Brand Curing Salt handy. Bolners Fiesta Products, Inc. is a family owned and operated company with headquarters in San Antonio, Texas. They know spicesknow where the best spices are grown, what improves flavor, how they should be stored, exactly how the spice should be handled and in which types of foods it should be used. The Bolner Family exhibits the qualities generally associated with artisans or craftsmen attention to the smallest detail, an exacting and thorough knowledge of their craft, and a sense of excitement about presenting to their customers the very best and freshest product possible. As a member of the prestigious American Spice Trade Association, Fiesta Products subscribes to all of its policies and practices. Additionally the family name is a prominent feature on every package, thus assuming the highest mark of quality.