In an iron pot, fry out salt meat or bacon, add rice to this and sauté until rice changes to a light tan in color. Add onion, bell pepper, and celery and sauté all together. Add shrimp, water, garlic salt, salt and pepper, and cook very slowly until rice is fluffy. After jambalaya is done, melt 1/2 stick of butter over it. Serve with garlic French bread or other favorite bread.