Re: [CH]+[GENERAL]+[RECIPE]+[GARDENING]+[SORT OF ON TOPIC]+[HISTORY
Tara Deen (tara@es.usyd.edu.au)
Thu, 20 Apr 2000 17:51:13 +1000
Hi Luke et al,
Off topic:
Salt: I know where you're coming from. I was a professional chef for 9
years before becoming a geophysicist. I was always added too little salt
because my hands re really small. I would need two hands to get half a
cup! (to give you an idea, I'm 5'1" with hands the diameter of a coffee
mug). You also have to bear in mind that they use bigger pots. Being now
a geophysicist, I can tell you that salt (NaCl) is a mineral, formed
like all others. When found naturally in pure form, geologists call it
halite (I've always wondered about the connection with the word
halitosis..). It originates on the land like everything else that is the
product of geophysical processes, and gets leached into the sea by rain,
just like all our pesticides and other goodies. The sea has been getting
saltier over the millennia, and will continue to do so.
On topic:
I have found the ultimate solution to the possum problem: move house!
Yep, I've bit the bullet and have been informed in no uncertain terms
that the SO is tired of the 2 hour twice daily commute and we're moving
into Sydney. I have to start a new garden over lawn. I was thinking of
removing the grass, giving it a quick hoe (to remove compaction),
drowning it in mulch and letting things stew for a few weeks...any
suggestions?
yours in chillidom
Tara
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