A History Lesson about “Salt” – Part I

Throughout history salt has been widely used and known by every civilization.  The earliest documented use of salts and methods of its extraction was first published in China around 2700 BCE.

Roman soldiers were partly paid in salt money, salarium argentium, it is said to be from this that we get the word solider – ’sal dar’, meaning to give salt.  we also get the word salary ’salarium’ hence ’salary’ and “worth his salt.”  Not to be worth one’s salt was considered a great insult.