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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Kosher Salt Crystals
From: leowesson at gmail.com (LeoWesson)
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 20:53:51 -0600
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It's got a different shape than sea salt, it tends to cling to surfaces 
better.  Also because the flakes are thin they are easier to spread around 
without clumping.  It's a good salt to have around. It reminds me somewhat 
of broken up mica. 

Thanks!
Leo Wesson
817.733.9157
www.leowesson.com


On Feb 2, 2011, at 20:42, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote:

> So, it is just marketing lingo? Here in my house, for example, we use sea
> salt, which comes straight, without additives of any sort, from the many
> salt pans around. If my wife needs it finely ground, she gives it a twirl 
> in
> a food processor...
> It is really healthier to ingest the iodine we require in natural food.
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
> 
> On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 8:04 AM, LeoWesson <leowesson at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Jayanand,
>> 
>> It's a flat crystal salt used in the koshering process.  Popular in the US
>> as an alternative to finely ground table salt.
>> 
>> http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosher_salt?wasRedirected=true
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> Leo Wesson
>> 817.733.9157
>> www.leowesson.com
>> 
>> 
>> On Feb 2, 2011, at 20:28, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> What is Kosher salt, i.e. what should or should not be done to it to
>> qualify
>>> as such? Looks like sea salt to me.
>>> Cheers
>>> Jayanand
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 1:13 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> When it is raining outside, I like to find a photo subject inside the
>>>> house.  While experimenting with extension tubes yesterday, I decided to
>>>> look at grains of salt.  My wife's Kosher salt was handy.
>>>> 
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Kosher+Salt+Crystals.jpg.html
>>>> 
>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>>> 
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>> 
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