tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post1705093552094858336..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: Holiday CheerSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-4892689638089040092009-12-08T17:33:55.960-06:002009-12-08T17:33:55.960-06:00Yes, salt is salt. (And salty.) I'd bet one co...Yes, salt is salt. (And salty.) I'd bet one could make one's own "fancy" salt by adding a few minerals, & do it for less than $15.00/lb., too.<br /><br />I remember those salt piles next to the Dumbarton from my misspent childhood. Glad they're still there & that some things remain unchanged.M. Bouffanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04519088858760760560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-90262560945132968442009-12-08T12:40:26.953-06:002009-12-08T12:40:26.953-06:00Well, perhaps I was wrong- Wikipedia says salts ca...Well, perhaps I was wrong- Wikipedia says salts can have added minerals which change the flavor and color. But the salt stays the same. Pfff.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-75028034486096881972009-12-08T12:36:27.513-06:002009-12-08T12:36:27.513-06:00I know ALL about SALT because I saw a documentary ...I know ALL about SALT because I saw a documentary on one of those intelexshutal channels. It was about the 'salt works' near the Dumbarton Bridge (SF bay) near -uh Fremont.<br /><br />"You don't know what you got till you get it"Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-10596807232719727342009-12-08T12:34:18.458-06:002009-12-08T12:34:18.458-06:00OMG! OMG! OMG!
ALL salt is sea-salt. I know ther...OMG! OMG! OMG!<br /><br />ALL salt is sea-salt. I know there are inland "salt mines" b-b-but they were once, long ago, oceans. And Salt is Salt- it isn't 'purer' or "stronger" from this or that place.<br /><br />Thats all for now. I've been moving furniture in my garage to give to a homeless shelter (puff, pant) and its 3-degrees out there. and 1 ft snow outside. Was I winging and moaning about NO SNOW last week? Surely not...Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-84990620232154060662009-12-08T11:27:58.386-06:002009-12-08T11:27:58.386-06:00Not to mention the ridiculously-large Rabbit.
&qu...Not to mention the ridiculously-large Rabbit.<br /><br />"It is mined in the Khewra Salt Mines, the second largest salt mine in the world, located in Khewra, Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan,"<br /><br />So the salt is mined by poor Pakistanis and sold to McMegan for $15-20/lb.<br /><br />So the profits go to the elite of Pakistan: that is, those who support terrorism.<br /><br />Why does McMegan Hate America?Ken Houghtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440837287933536370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-42860917088452720292009-12-08T10:57:36.490-06:002009-12-08T10:57:36.490-06:00I like how she advises her readers to pass on vers...I like how she advises her readers to pass on versatile things like kitchen torches and bread makers (which make much, much more than just bread) to save money and space, but recommends a huge, garish-looking electric potato peeler.<br /><br />I can't wait for the electronics edition.Clever Pseudonymnoreply@blogger.com