First fill up a bowl with cold water and soak the joint in it overnight. To test if this has indeed removed enough salt, cut off a small piece and eat it as it is, or fry it gently first. If you find that it is still too salty, put the joint into a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to the boil. Then drain off the water and the joint should now be ready for cooking.

However, modern curing techniques mean that bacon is not longer that salty as it used to be, and often does not required to be soaked to remove the saltiness.

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Below are three simple ways to prepare a delicious avocados -

For a rich and yet healthy starter before meals, try a dressing thickened with a lightly sweetened rhubarb. For four persons serving, cook four thick stalks of rhubarb, puree and mix it with 2 tablespoons of walnut oil and a splash of lemon juice. Season and spoon the dressing into the halved avocados.

Avocado also makes a very good side salad by slicing and cmbining with chunks of pineapple or mixed with segments of sweet pink grapefruit and then garnished with coriander leaves to serve with roast chicken.

Halve the avocados and fill the cavity with a homemade Waldorf salad mixture. Waldorf salad mixture can be made by stirring together a diced apple, two celery stalks and a little chopped walnut in a dressing made with 3 tablespoons walnut oil and 1 tablespoon lemon juice.

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