"God made the vittles but the devil made the cook," was a popular saying used by seafaring men in the 19th century when salted beef was staple diet aboard ship.

“上帝创造了世界，魔鬼创造了厨子”是十九世纪海员们经常说得一句话。因为当时他们的主食是腌制的牛肉。

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While the beef is roasting parboil your potatoes in salted boiling water for around 10 minutes and drain in a colander.

在烤牛肉的同时，把土豆放到加盐的水里煮10分钟，使土豆煮到半熟，沥干水份。

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He salted the beef so that it can be preserved for a long time.

他把牛肉腌了，这样可以保存的久一些。

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This was a hard slab of salted, minced and sometimes smoked beef mixed with onions and breadcrumbs.

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