fleur de sel

[riboflavinjoe]

so, i was looking at my shiny new book, paysages gourmands de france, and noticed a part on fleur de sel (sel de guérande). i got an idea of how they harvest the salt, but i noticed that the harvest fields were not covered... and i thought to myself, man the harvesters must get PISSED OFF big time when it rains. how is this dealt with...?

[hollywood]

Isn't some rain necessary for crystalization and evaporation? Sort of a yin-yang thing?

http://www.vegcountry.com/Leblanc/sea%20salt.html

[riboflavinjoe]

thanks for the link.

[bigbear]

Uh Oh..... again.

[HungryChris]

I remember seeing many Sea Salt Ponds in Spain with bulldozers at the ready (from my train window) and thinking that they probably don't list the leaking oils from the machines on the list of ingredients.

[Nick]

I remember seeing many Sea Salt Ponds in Spain with bulldozers at the ready (from my train window) and thinking that they probably don't list the leaking oils from the machines on the list of ingredients.

Just think of the rust that accumulates on the steel from all that salt - and then gets into the salt.

They probably have magnets to remove the rust and oil skimmers to get rid of the lubricants.

[Kelly Johnson]

I've degreased Stocks, Soups and Sauces...never my salt. Is there a specific technique

[Steve Klc]

Some salty talk here, courtesy of Corby Kummer and the wonderful Atlantic Monthly online:

http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2002/03/...ummer-cream.htm

[tsquare]

Some salty talk here, courtesy of Corby Kummer and the wonderful Atlantic Monthly online:

http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2002/03/...ummer-cream.htm

Thanks Steve,

Wondered why I couldn't find the good stuff in Portugal last month!