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Salt in period times was mostly obtained from evaporating sea water. It was also used as an item for [[trade]]. |
Salt (Scientific: ''Sodium chloride'') in [[period]] times was mostly obtained from evaporating sea water. It was also used as an item for [[trade]] and in the preservation of [[food]]s and was considered quite valuable. |
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Salt in period was likely to be slightly discoloured when compared to modern table salt. |
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* http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_salt |
* [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_salt Wikipedia entry for Salt] |
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==References == |
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* Salt: a world history / Mark Kurlansky. New York : Walker and Co., c2002. ISBN 0142001619 |
* Salt: a world history / Mark Kurlansky. New York : Walker and Co., c2002. ISBN 0142001619 |
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Latest revision as of 20:00, 23 May 2006
Salt (Scientific: Sodium chloride) in period times was mostly obtained from evaporating sea water. It was also used as an item for trade and in the preservation of foods and was considered quite valuable. Salt in period was likely to be slightly discoloured when compared to modern table salt.
External Links
References
- Salt: Grain of Life / by Pierre Laszlo ; translated by Mary Beth Mader. [Chemins et savoirs du sel]. New York : Columbia University Press, c2001. ISBN 0231121989
- Salt: a world history / Mark Kurlansky. New York : Walker and Co., c2002. ISBN 0142001619
