NEW YORK MAY BE SALT FREE

There is a bill in the New York State Legislature that would make it a criminal offense to use salt in the preparation of restaurant meals. So be prepared to bring your own salt. Many nutritionists say that salt is an essential part of a good diet. But they refer not to bleached table sale, but sun-dried sea salt with all the natural minerals left in.

Good salt is not cheap, but it is affordable. So far, they have not outlawed patrons using salt, only cooking with it in restaurants. Nor does it prohibit salt shakers on the tables.

"Okay, dirt bag, up against the wall. What have you got there, coke, crystal meth? Salt?? Well, alright. But only if it's for your personal use and not for resale...."

Maybe we're moving in the direction of China: "Liaoning Province in northeast China plans to launch a campaign to crack down on illegal salt businesses in order to regulate the local salt market, said Vice Governor Guo Tingbiao Thursday. 

"In China, salt is monopolized by the government, but in recent years, a large number of unlicensed small salt fields have mushroomed in Liaoning and smuggled salt is sold in large quantities in local shops, according to the official." -- People's Daily.