OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> In article > ,
> "tandemcap" > wrote:
>
> > On a recent Good Eats with Alton Brown, devoted to salt, large
softball
> > sized rocks of salt were used as props. My wife jokingly made
yummmmmy
> > sounds, as she loves salt. I want to get a large rock of salt for
Mother's
> > Day.
> >
> > Anyone know where to look? I've tried FoodTV and Alton Brown with
no luck.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Frank
> >
> >
>
> Um, several people sent you SEVERAL references!!!
>
> Go to http://www.google.com and type in "Halite".
>
> HALITE IS MINED SALT CHUNKS OR CRYSTALS!!!!!!!
>
> I know you got replies, did you simply ignore them or are you a
> troll?????
>
> There are also buttloads of them on ebay.

Halite is salt as it comes from the mine (rocksalt) unpurified and not
fit for human consumption... you are the buttload.

http://www.saltinstitute.org/10.html