Following were a couple of quick responses to the first question I had, re Salt List. Thanks for the response and I am forwarding to the "lists" I sent the note to. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------- From: Richard (RCSPAIN@aol.com) Salt was difficult to obtain and considered an absolute necessity. It was also a traditional item to be given to individuals. It goes back at least to Roman Empire times. The word salt comes from the Latin sal. Sal is also the origin of the word salary because salt was used as pay for the Roman soldiers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------- From: ?? (jlpchtn@juno.com) The only thing that families did have or could raise was salt. Anyother thing they could get by on. Also they needed salt to cure their meat and it would last for years after it was cured. Salt had to come from the Great Salt Lake area and this is why they rationed it to the soldiers at that time. (I think jlpchtn@juno.com meant in the first sentence was "did not have" or "could not raise".) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------- David POPE (tabsgran2@aol.com)