Uses for salt other than eating

I like salt on home-grown tomatoes

 

this thread is making me thirsty.

 

If you sprinkle salt on a politician or lawyer they will shrivel up and die - oh wait, that's salt and slugs, different kind of slime...

 

Missing from the list is

Preserving food by brining, and using salt as a drying agent for fish salting

Curing hides for leather making

Although salt was mentioned as a control for biological control for Poison Ivy, it is also an ingredient (together with vinegar) in making a broad spectrum herbicide.
Salt&vinegar is not a selective herbicide so be careful how you apply it. Gardening Australia - Herbicides and Other Weed Controls

Of course salt is an essential ingredient in some forms of magick ritual....results may be unpredictable...use with caution.
Spells with salt: witchcraft and ritual with salt | Ritual Magic Spells

 

Oral hygiene... salt water rinse and brushing your teeth...

Add salt to the water when you boil eggs... and you eggs will peel easier...

Soaking pecans in salt water will make the nut meats come out whole....

 

Oh me, oh my.........how could I forget salt and ice as a refrigerant for making home made ice cream!!!!

 

washing your greens in salt water normally means one wash is enough... this will save the labor of purifying additional water....

 

Salt preserved lemons – They add a tangy, funky bite to soups and stews. I often heap a bunch of them in the blender and puree them smooth. dollop that puree into hummus, vinaigrettes, and other creamy spreads.

Salt preserved key limes – Some readers argued whether the fruit I used were in this project were actually key limes, but that’s what the bag said. They’re zippy and bright and worth the making.

Citrus salt – Another really simple one. Zest a bunch of lemons, limes, grapefruits, or oranges and combine them with chunky salt. Spread it out on plate or parchment-lined cookie sheet and let it air dry. Then sprinkle it over chicken, fish, dips, and roasted vegetables.

Herb salt – A variation on the citrus salt above, this expansive, wide-ranging recipe is flexible and adaptable.

Herbes salees – There’s a version of this recipe in my second book, but I learned everything I know about salt preserved herbs from Joel and Dana at Well Preserved. And so if their post was a good starting place for me, it’s a good starting place for you!

Gravlax – Quick cured and seasoned salmon that takes a few minutes to prep and just a couple days in the fridge to get good. It’s a low effort, high reward project and just the thing to make if you’re planning a dinner party or fancy brunch.

Cured egg yolks – I’ve not made these before, so I point you in the direction of Hank Shaw for instructions here. From what I hear, this relatively quick cure produces something with the flavor and depth of good cheese.

Kraut – There’s so many directions to go here. Start with a recipe that appeals and begin to explore.

Kimchi – This is my favorite approach, but it just one of many. If you decide to go in this direction, do try to stay away from the brined recipes and stick to the ones that are salted directly, as we’ll focus on wet brined foods later in the year.

Soup base – I almost always have a jar of this vegetable-heavy paste in my fridge for giving depth to soups and stews.


Salt Preserving for the February Mastery Challenge - Food in Jars

 

Applied to that obnoxious liberal neighbor's flower garden. Took two applications but does work.

 

Till -20 and lower it's not going to work .
Up real North , we drive on snow & ice . Easy , just learn to read & relax ,,
City high strung hamsters wipe out with a dusting of snow.
My Wife uses salt to hold the pole on hides , till the weather is better to work .

Sloth

 

salt is for sprinkling into that nasty cut that my blade gave you...by accident of course

 

This is the list of salt preserving from the February Challenge. There are some interesting recipes in here .... i loved all the preservation of citrus and i have never heard of gravlax before

Mastery Challenge February Round-up: Salt Preserving - Food in Jars


Dried Herb Salt, Herbes Salées, & Soup Base

• A trio of garlic herb salts – Les Campagnonades
• Szechuan peppercorn salt – wlmich
• Salt preserved dill – A Forager’s Home
• Cilantro salt – The Scholarly Redneck
• Preserved salmon with nettles – Just Another Day on the Farm
• Lemon herb garlic salt – She’s Almost Always Hungry
• Lemon garlic salt – Southern With a Twist
• Orange coriander salt – The Pit Stop BBQ
• Citrus, shiitake, and parsley, lemon and garlic salt – My Savory Spoon
• Southeast asian herb salt – A Plateful of Happiness
• Herbes salées in Weck – blytheandpark
• Homemade vegetable stock concentrate – Cookin Mum
• Layered citrus salt – East of Eden Cooking
• Finally dry herb salt – he4lthybody
• Cilantro lime salt – genaboehme
• Herb salts and preserved lemons – breezycukale
• Stock base – First Things First
• Herb salt and preserved lemons – subculturalfarmgirl
• Herb salt and preserved citrus – Mindy Friedmann Duff

Sauerkraut & Kimchi

Chopping collards from Brit in the South

• Klakdugi – graves_will
• Kraut, yolks, and more – Elaine Meep
• Kraut, preserved lemons, and more – Canarella
• Vivid kimchi – knitatnite
• Carrot and cabbage kraut – Destination Unknown
• Kraut and preserved lemons – roguewrld
• Sauerkraut and preserved lemons – Miles Away Farm Blog
• Rosy kraut – Dona Gomez
• Collard kimchi – Brit in the South
• Bacon kimchi – mnhappyhappy
• Polish salted mushrooms – Yarnivorous
• Purple kraut – lisakjimenez
• Colorful kimchi – gdlee9270
• Pineapple daikon mak kimchi – Gin’s Kitchen
• Lemon curtido and more – Food Swap Silicone Valley

Preserved Citrus

Photo from Cheese and Cracker Jacks

• Preserved lemon chunks – jmagooza
• Preserved lemons and limes – Tiffany Mitchell-Brewer
• Moroccan preserved lemons – GraversParadise
• Preserved lemons for days – Maura Sharp
• Early morning preserved lemons – Amy Weltner Realtor
• Salt preserved blood oranges – Sandra Guillory
• Sunny salt preserved lemons – LeAnn Locher
• Salt cured lemons – The Basket
• A Moroccan preserved lemon video – Leslie-Ann Miller
• Two quarts of preserved lemons – Spinstah
• Spiced preserved lemons – muffinlady01
• Preserved lemons, before and after – carololsen14
• Preserved citrus in a fabulous vintage jar – Cheese and Cracker Jacks
• Homemade preserved lemons – Sidewalk Shoes
• Preserved meyer lemons with Corfiot bay leaves and Kampot pink peppercorns – Victory Canning
• Preserved lemons in blue jars – rachelegger
• Preserved lemons – sam8371
• Salt preserved limes – tatertate85
• Historical recipes for preserved lemons – Turnspit & Table
• Salt preserved Meyer lemons – msroest
• Pretty preserved lemon – Feast in Thyme
• Preserved lemons and limes – Bubble Tea for Dinner
• Preserved lemons with bay and black pepper – Beth Sternheimer
• Preserved lemons – snowmonkeyplum
• Preserved grapefruits and oranges – Boudreaux Hund
• Limes in salt – tameyourheart
• Salt preserved lemons – Shades of Bliss
• Salty oranges – Jams and Chutney
• Gochugaru preserved lemons – 215kate
• Salt preserved lemons and oranges – Gone Walkabout 2
• Sweet preserved kumquats – Prospect the Pantry
• Salt preserved grapefruit – heartstenciled
• Preserved lemon how-to and history – Love & Wild Honey
• A row of preserved lemons – Cathy Samko

Gravlax & Cured Egg Yolks

Laurie Kane’s gorgeous beet gravlax

• Gravlax – isabellangevin
• Gravlax on toast – icewerks
• America’s Test Kitchen gravlax – Mauka Girl Creates
• Cured egg yolks – Start Now Wellness
• Grated cured egg yolks – Anna Knapp
• Muffin tin cured yolks – brooklesprouts
• Gravlax and more – Thoughts and Reflections
• Dreamy gravlax – Laura Shellaburger
• Beet cured gravlax – lauriehkane
• Egg yolks and preserved lemons – Sustainable ME
• Gravlax on a bagel – Jen Carr

 

Load a few shells for the shot gun for chasing off pests .

 

I put a pinch of salt in the consistently bitter coffee that is available at work. Takes the bitterness away and I never notice any salty taste.

 

Years ago I was cook at a fire camp and made coffee in 3 gallon urns .a few egg shells in the bottom and a teaspoon of salt , and there was never enough coffee for every one .
The cook on my off days didn't/ wouldn't do any of this ,and there was always coffee left over .