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Mark Kurlansky
496 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802779441
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Language: English
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Homer called salt a divine substance. Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. Today we take salt for granted, a common, inexpensive substance that seasons food or clears ice from roads, a word used casually in expressions ("salt of the ...
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Mark Kurlansky
496 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802779441
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Homer called salt a divine substance. Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. Today we take salt for granted, a common, inexpensive substance that seasons food or clears ice from roads, a word used casually in expressions ("salt of the ...