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Entries from December 2007

Salt of the Earth – Value of salt in Preparing Food

December 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Every culture has valued salt for preparing and preserving food. We too often hear about how salt is bad for your diet. Let’s consider some of the reasons the Roman soldiers were partially paid in salt. For them, it had a very measurable and real value. Not to be worth one’s salt was also an [...]

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Tags: Food · Preparedness

Refilling a first aid kit – slice and dice

December 4th, 2007 · No Comments

A few month’s ago, we traveled out of town to volunteer for a charity event. During the 3 days, I loaned my travel first aid kit to a colleague and we lost track of it during the closing ceremonies. He promised to find it and send via mail. While looking for it, he commented it [...]

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Tags: Disaster · Health · Preparedness · Safety