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Yes. Salt has been a part of human needs and requirements for millennium. The colonists had to gather salt either by scrapping it from rocks along the sea shore or finding salt water springs and boiling away the water. Salt was used for preservation of food, as well as being added to cooking.
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Why do they call a salt box a saltbox?
because during colonial times , they had a little salt shaker , which was shaped like the house.
When was Colonial Times created?
Colonial Times was created in 1825.
How was meat perserved in colonial time?
salt
What does a colonial haberdasher do?
what is a haberdasher in colonial times
Instruments in the colonial times?
flutes and horns and drums were common in the colonial times
What was the origin name of new jersey in colonial times?
It is called ajuba in colonial times
What is a wainwright in colonial times?
A wainwright in colonial times meant a person who made wagons
What was true about the plantation economy in colonial times?
It was a plantation economy that existed in colonial times
What would you use to brush your teeth in colonial times?
They mixied sage together with salt. Also, sage is just a type of plant,that they grew in their gardens.
Why is salt used in the extraction solution?
This has been done since Colonial times in America: It hardens the soap somewhat, so it doesn't get "mushy" in the soap dish.
Who could be a tanner in colonial times?
only people with no children could be a Tanner in colonial times
Are there ghosts in colonial times?
People BELIEVED in ghosts during Colonial times. Does not mean that there WERE ghosts.
