On Fri 15 Apr 2005 02:34:15p, Bell Jar wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>> On Fri 15 Apr 2005 02:25:37p, Bell Jar wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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>>> "tandemcap" > wrote in message
>>> m...
>>>> 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
>>> You can buy a great big brick at any feed store.
>>
>> Oh, you mean those "salt licks" they sell for cattle?
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>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright
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>> Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
>> Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974
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> Considering I grew up on a farm with over 400 dairy cattle ... I knew
> that already.
> Read your quote.

LOL! Some of the salt licks they sell are yellow. Do you know if they
have sulphur in them?

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Wayne Boatwright
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Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974