pink curing salt?

[cookfood]

a little late on this one but wanting to make homemade corned beef...it will take a few days, but one of the ingredients is pink curing salt.
anyone know where i can get it? and what would happen if i didnt use it?
brookline/newton/watertown

[bakerboyz]

I just picked some up at Williams Sonoma.

[cookfood]

*its the americas test kitchen recipe-about 4 days.
(i realized i should clarify when i saw a recipe just now that takes 2 weeks!)

[celeriac]

Here's a thread from earlier this week on where to find it:

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/893375

If you don't use it, your corned beef will taste a little different (less "cured"), and it will be grey rather than red.

[cookfood]

thanks so much!