Sodium Chloride

[Tengu]

Dratted stuff.

For some complex reason I keep on inheriting it, (Folk give me food they cannot be bothered taking home...) -I now have 3 big containers full.

I use next to nothing in cooking.

Any suggestions as to non food use? It must have some purpose, musnt it?

That or find someone who actualy EATS the stuff...

 

[MartinK9]

Save it for Winter and grit your pathways.

 

[Toddy]

You can keep the sugar, I'd take the salt

It's very good for cleaning stuff. It also kills off algae on steps and slabs and stops weeds growing. It literally 'salts the land' that way, so needs care.
Good for scrubbing wooden cutting boards too.

M

Ooops sorry Martin, cross posted.

 

[Jared]

Make ice cream? IIRC something along the lines of putting the ice cream ingredients into a smaller zip lock bag, then put that together with ice and salt in a larger. And agitate a bit, with some protective gloves on.

Some effect where the salt and ice creates a much colder temperature and freezes the ice cream ingredients.

The "Portable Ice Cream makers" ball things use the same effect.

Edit: Better instructions http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-Homemade-Ice-Cream-in-a-Bag/

 

[santaman2000]

You can keep the sugar, I'd take the salt

It's very good for cleaning stuff. It also kills off algae on steps and slabs and stops weeds growing. It literally 'salts the land' that way, so needs care.
Good for scrubbing wooden cutting boards too.

M

Ooops sorry Martin, cross posted.

Good for scrubbing cast iron also.

 

[Tengu]

Thanks. I knew it has some function.

 

[dwardo]

Same as Mary I use it to keep the weeds down on the patio. Oh and the slugs outhe the house!

 

[mrcharly]

Some people use it as part of a tanning process

 

[KenThis]

You could use it to cure meat/fish!

 

[Trotsky]

Some people use it as part of a tanning process

I've used salt and alum tanning before now, it works quite well on both the rabbit and mink I've tried it on. I was told it should be pure salt however, not table salt with added iodine or anti caking agents.

 

[Robson Valley]

I used a salt solution to wash raw fleeces that I bought at wool auctions.

 

[bob_the_baker]

Saturated saline solution in a bottle with a sports type top for squirting down razor clam holes. I can easily use a kilo of salt in one trip

 

[KenThis]

Saturated saline solution in a bottle with a sports type top for squirting down razor clam holes. I can easily use a kilo of salt in one trip

That's genius. Could you not just use seawater though?

 

[bob_the_baker]

That's genius. Could you not just use seawater though?

Nope the idea is that it is too salty, much saltier than sea water, so they come out of their holes to get away from it.

 

[KenThis]

Nope the idea is that it is too salty, much saltier than sea water, so they come out of their holes to get away from it.

Cheers for the info, and again that is genius!

 

[hog]

Good for making Biltong.

 

[Dave]

If you get nosebleeds, a quick squirt of saltwater is as good as any medication you can buy, according to the american journal of medicine.