[Herbalist] Herbal largess ideas sought!

[Joyce]

so what kind of yield do you get? If I started with say, 5 gallons of
seawater, how much salt would I get? Enough for a salt shaker? a pinch?
--
Gianetta

At 09:38 AM 10/28/2002 -0500, you wrote:
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>In a message dated 10/28/2002 7:28:51 AM Mountain Standard Time,
>joycebre at sbcglobal.net writes:
>
> > You can make salt? How? Please elaborate! How fun!
> > (I'm assuming there's more to it than just getting a bucket of ocean water
> > and letting it sit. ;-)
> > --
> > Gianetta
> >
> >
>
>Yes, it is, but not a lot more.
>
>Get your bucket of ocean water and bring it home.  Strain it through a
>cheesecloth or muslin bag (jelly bags work well) to get rid of extraneous
>"stuff".
>
>Put it in a pot on the stove and boil it.  Skim off the green stuff that
>rises to the top.  Let it boil until it is almost dry and makes a "popping"
>sound.
>
>Take it off the heat and let it cool.  Then spread the moist sandy stuff you
>have left onto cookie sheets or any flat surface and let it dry the rest of
>the way in the sun.
>
>You have salt.
>
>Constance