[www.keralites.net] SALT - A Wonderful & versatile Chemical

 

SALT- a wonderful versatile chemical!!    1. If you drop a whole egg on the floor, pour salt all over the egg, let it sit for awhile, then use dustpan, the egg will come right up, without all that mess. 2. Soak stained hankies in salt water before washing. 3. Sprinkle salt on your shelves to keep ants away. 4. Soak fish in salt water before descaling; the scales will come off easier. 5. Put a few grains of rice in your saltshaker for easier pouring. 6. Add salt to green salads to prevent wilting. 7. Test the freshness of eggs in a cup of salt water; fresh eggs sink bad ones float. 8. Add a little salt to your boiling water when cooking eggs; a cracked egg will stay in its shell this way. 9. A tiny pinch of salt with egg whites makes them beat up fluffier. 10. Soak wrinkled apples in a mildly salted water solution to perk them up. 11. Rub salt on your pancake griddle and your flapjacks won't stick. 12. Soak toothbrushes in salt water before you first use them; they will last longer. 13. Use salt to clean your discolored coffee pot. 14. Mix salt with turpentine to whiten you bathtub and toilet bowl. 15. Soak your nuts in salt brine overnight and they will crack out of their shells whole. Just tap the end of the shell with a hammer to break it open easily. 16. Boil clothes pins in salt water before using them and they will last longer. 17. Clean brass, copper and pewter with paste made of salt and vinegar, thickened with flour. 18. Add a little salt to the water your cut flowers will stand in for a longer life. 19. Pour a mound of salt on an ink spot on your carpet; let the salt soak up the stain. 20. Clean your iron by rubbing some salt on the damp cloth on the ironing surface 21. Adding a little salt to the water when cooking foods in a double boiler will make the food cook faster. 22. Use a mixture of salt and lemon juice to clean piano keys. 23. To fill plaster holes in your walls, use equal parts of salt and starch, with just enough water to make stiff putty. 24. Rinse a sore eye with a little salt water. 25. Mildly salted water makes an effective mouthwash. Use it hot for a sore throat gargle. 26. Dry salt sprinkled on your toothbrush makes a good tooth polisher. 27. Use salt for killing weeds in your lawn. 28. Eliminate excess suds with a sprinkle of salt. 29. A dash of salt in warm milk makes a more relaxing beverage. 30. Before using new glasses, soak them in warm salty water for a while. 31. A dash of salt enhances the taste of tea. 32. Salt improves the taste of cooking apples. 33. Soak your clothesline in salt water to prevent your clothes from freezing to the line; likewise, use salt in your final rinse to prevent the clothes from freezing. 34. Rub any wicker furniture you may have with salt water to prevent yellowing. 35. Freshen sponges by soaking them in salt water. 36. Add raw potatoes to stews and soups that are too salty. 37. Soak enamel pans in salt water overnight and boil salt water in them next day to remove burned-on stains. 38. Clean your greens in salt water for easier removal of dirt. 39. Gelatin sets more quickly when a dash of salt is added. 40. Fruits put in mildly salted water after peeling will not discolor. 41. Fabric colors hold fast in salty water wash. 42. Milk stays fresh longer when a little salt is added. 43. Use equal parts of salt and soda for brushing your teeth. 44. Sprinkle salt in your oven before scrubbing clean. 45. Soaked discolored glass in a salt and vinegar solution to remove stains.  46. Clean greasy pans with a paper towel and salt. 47. Salty water boils faster when cooking eggs. 48. Add a pinch of salt to whipping cream to make it whip more quickly. 49. Sprinkle salt in milk-scorched pans to remove odor. 50. A dash of salt improves the taste of coffee. 51. Boil mismatched hose in salty water and they will come out matched. 52. Salt and soda will sweeten the odor of your refrigerator. 53. Cover wine-stained fabric with salt; rinse in cool water later. 54. Remove offensive odors from stove with salt and cinnamon. 55. A pinch of salt improves the flavor of cocoa. 56. To remove grease stains in clothing, mix one part salt to four parts alcohol. 57. Salt and lemon juice removes mildew. 58. Sprinkle salt between sidewalk bricks where you don't want grass growing. 59. Polish your old kerosene lamp with salt for a brighter look. Remove odors from sink drainpipes with a strong, hot solution of salt water. 60. If a pie bubbles over in your oven, put a handful of salt on top of the spilled juice. The mess won't smell and will bake into a dry, light crust which will wipe off easily when the oven has cooled.

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[www.keralites.net] Health Benefits of Various Types of salts

 

Health Benefits and Various Types of Salts

Salt has really gotten a bad reputation over the last few decades. It's been pegged as a culprit in hypertension (high blood pressure) and many people across the nation are on a low salt diet.

Some food companies are so dedicated to producing low-salt foods that they end up making no-taste foods. I tested a gluten-free processed dinner and it was absolutely terrible until we added about a teaspoon of salt. Then it was excellent.

Low salt not only means low flavor, but too little salt can lead to death quicker than an adequate salt intake.

What Is Salt?

Salt is mainly two minerals, sodium and chloride. It is found in seawater and in mineral deposits within the earth, which are from ancient seas – therefore all salt is really "sea salt" at its origins!

Our Bodies Need Salt

We all know our bodies are made up of mostly water, but did you know it's actually salt water, with a very similar composition to the ocean? That's why when someone is ill, they receive a saline, or salt-water, solution, directly into their bloodstream.

 

Salt is Actually Essential To Life:

Salt is necessary to retain hydration, the reason why salt is in things like Gatorade and other electrolyte drinks doctors use to treat patients suffering from dehydration, diarrhea, etc.

Salt is key to carrying babies to term.

Salt regulates blood sugar, important for diabetics not to have low salt intake.

Salt contributes to a healthy thyroid because of iodine.

Salt acts as an antihistamine.

It's even a sleep aid! A few grains in a glass of water before bed helps you sleep more soundly.

It's certainly important to mention that many people, processed food eating Americans in particular, get too much sodium, and the wrong kind. Salt, like many other foods, has a "real" or "whole foods" way to find it and a "fake" or "processed" version.

Why Are There Different Salts?

If all salt is ultimately "sea salt," what's the big deal with the million kinds of salt you can find in a specialty store?

Some salts are different simply for their flavor or texture, intended for the gourmet cook to be able to choose the right salt for a given dish.

 

However, on the nutritional spectrum, there are three main categories of salt worth exploring:

Table Salt

The common white salt you're use to. Table salt is only sodium and chloride, usually mined from rock salt or seawater. It then has the other naturally occurring minerals stripped from it, which are often sold to vitamin companies at a premium price.This refining results in a bitter taste, which is one reason for the fillers, including dextrose (good old corn sugar).

Anti-caking agents are also usually added, and it's sprayed with synthetic iodine to make up for the minerals taken out. (More below) Any anti-caking agent serves to prevent absorption of water, which defeats salt's purpose to help our bodies retain water. They're not good for us!

Sea Salt

The label "sea salt" feels to me more of a marketing campaign strategy to convince people to pay a higher price for "health food" than a helpful statement of truth. Again, since all sodium chloride ultimately came from a sea at some point, all salt is sea salt.

The common white sea salt sold for 2-3x the price of iodized table salt is refined in a similar way to table salt, removing most of the minerals in the process. White sea salt is no healthier than table salt, and is lacking the iodine that your body does need.

Unrefined Sea Salt

Harvested sea salt that is not refined actually has over 60 different minerals in it (instead of TWO). As usual, when we take something out of a natural food product, we end up with problems (see below on high blood pressure). The balance God created in salt is key.

Why we're surprised by that I don't understand. Unrefined salt will usually be colorful, with shades of pink, brown, or grey, depending on the source. Some brands that help you make sure you're getting real, unrefined sea salt include Real Salt, Celtic Sea Salt, and Himalayan Salt.

 

  
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[www.keralites.net] Love Ever !! My Pictures of the day

 

My Pictures of the day

 A car covered with ice remains stranded on the waterfront in Hamburg, New York. The owner left his Mitsubushi Lancer parked overnight outside a restaurant on Sunday and by the next day, spray from Lake Erie had encased it in ice. 

 

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