Sodium nitrite is a salt and an anti-oxidant that is used to cure meats like ham, bacon and hot dogs. Sodium nitrite serves a vital public health function: it blocks the growth of botulism-causing bacteria and prevents spoilage. Sodium nitrite also gives cured meats their characteristic color and flavor.
With a venue setting you back on average Â£6,500, and a wedding dress costing in excess of Â£1,400, it is easy to see how costs spiral out of control. Tessa O'Sullivan is getting married in a few months time and continues to be surprised at how much anything wedding-related seems to cost.p to a quarter of a million couples will say their vows in the UK this year, a privilege that on average will cost them Â£21,000 each.
The price of weddings has jumped to a new all-time high, reaching an average $31,213 in 2014, new research says. Surveying around 16,000 American couples, the Knot 2014 Real Weddings Study also found that 45% of weddings exceed a couple's budgets and, more worryingly, 23% lack a budget altogether. Most brides spent an average of $1,357 alone on their wedding dress. At the same time, guest lists are shrinking even as costs rise. The average wedding now has 136 guests, down from 149 in 2009, says the Knot's Rebecca Dolgin. The cheapest place to tie the knot was Utah, where couples spent only $15,000 on the big day in 2014.