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lastlib

(26,868 posts) Sun May 7, 2023, 10:03 AM May 2023

I was asked a really dumb question last night: [View all]

What is the shelf-life of salt?

It's a ROCK, dude. It had been in the ground for millions of years before it was mined and processed.

they walk among us.....

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I was asked a really dumb question last night: [View all] lastlib May 2023 OP

Have you seen the meme Marthe48 May 2023 #1

That's cold salt bucolic_frolic May 2023 #2

Glass is sand and soda ash. gab13by13 May 2023 #5

And immensely cheap to make. GreenWave May 2023 #9

That's sad. Cracklin Charlie May 2023 #3

"Plain salt does not expire, but iodized salt has a shelf life of about five years Goonch May 2023 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Submariner May 2023 #6

Not every container is secure. Tetrachloride May 2023 #7

Thank you for the post. Doesn't hurt to be nice. NoRethugFriends May 2023 #8