The History Of Salt And Pepper

Learn the interesting history of how both salt and pepper came to be everyday staples in our lives in this neat educational video by Be Smart.

5 Fun Facts About Salt

• Salt (sodium chloride) It is the only family of rocks regularly eaten by people.
• Mixing salt in with the water of cut flowers in a vase will help the flowers live longer.
• If you rub salt on your griddle, your pancakes will not stick.
• Every cell of your body contains salt.

Fun Facts About Pepper

• It has been used in cooking for over 2000 years!
• In the Middle ages a man’s wealth was measured by his stockpile of pepper
• The Romans would even demand pepper as a ransom when besieging a city
• Pepper gets its kick from the compound peperine
* Pepper is the number-one selling spice in America

Hit Of History: In Roman times, Salt was such a huge commodity, Roman soldiers were paid partially in salt and their “salarium” gave way to today’s word for “salary.”

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