What storage tips will keep my salt in good condition?

Salt will do best in a cool, dry place away from strong odors.   It’s likely that your table salt has been treated with a small amount of an anti-caking agent  called calcium silicate, which is a white, tasteless, odorless product with no nutritional characteristics.  It will probably keep your salt from caking. (Remember that Morton Salt slogan “When it rains, it pours”?)    However, if you do have clumpy salt, do what  restaurants sometimes do—add about 10 grains of raw white rice to the salt shaker. Rice absorbs moisture faster than salt and will keep the salt flowing.

There’s not much more to say about proper care of salt, but there’s plenty to say about where it comes from, how it’s used, and many other salt matters.  If you want to learn more, we know of one fascinating book on its history, and this brief salt trivia quiz is several history lessons in one. 

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