Did you know that the use of salt to preserve food dates back to the Neolithic era, or that the word salary was originally Latin, and referred to the money paid to Roman soldiers to buy salt? Not surprisingly, salt, like many household items, has a lot more uses than you probably knew. Click below to discover five useful new ways you can use salt in your home.
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2. Make Fruit Last
Keep apples, pears, and potatoes from browning as you slice them by dropping each new slice into a bowl of lightly salted cold water.
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