Excerpts from internet.listserv.sca-cooks: 7-Mar-100 Re: SC - Two Questions and .. Seton1355 at aol.com (680*) > I assumed that one would soak the ham to get rid of excess salt. > Why wouldn't they do this in the twentieth Century? Because many 20th century folk are not used to cooking salted meat, and so don't know any better. toodles, margaret