From among European countries, only Latvia and Estonia broadly financed the education of national minorities in their native language from the state budget. After World War II, as a result of the policy pursued by the Soviet Union, approximately 1.5 million people from various regions of the Soviet Union arrived voluntarily or were forcibly moved to Latvia.
curing of meat. Â© A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition 2005, originally published by Oxford University Press 2005. curing of meat A method of preservation by treating with salt and sodium nitrate (and nitrite), which serves to inhibit the growth of pathogenic organisms while saltâtolerant bacteria develop.
A beef brisket cured in a seasoned brine. Corning is a method of âcuringâ having nothing to do with corn. In Anglo Saxon times this meant âbefore refrigerationâ the meat was dry cured in âcorn saltsâ, small pellets the size of corn was used and was rubbed into the meat to preserve it. Modern day term is âbrining. Salt water is used to âpickleâ the beef.