How is normal table salt produced?

Arpeggionist

Very simple process of finding a salty body of water - most of the salt in the water is table salt - and extracting the salt and other chemicles in small doses in the refinery. Generally saltier bodies of water also have salt and other minerals lying around on the shores and the ground around the water as well, which means it's easy to mine. The Dead Sea is one popular spot for salt mining. There's so much mineral wealth to be found there it's amazing. One could literally eat the salt right off the rocks down there. Swimming in the water will dehydrate you, and heal whatever cuts and bruises you have nicely. Mar 06 06, 1:39 PM

Baloo55th

The other way is as done in Cheshire. The salt is underground, and instead of mining it, they pump hot water down and dissolve the salt. The unfortunate result is that there can be quite a lot of subsidence, as the roof of the hole left when the salt is gone doesn't get supported, unlike happens in normal mines. At Maldon on the ssex coast, they obtain salt from sea water by letting the sea flow into 'pans' and letting it evaporate. I like Maldon Sea Salt - you use less because it tastes stronger. (Due to the other salts in it, that is.) i wouldn't fancy swimming in the Dead Sea with any cuts - its bad enough eating crisps when you've got a paper cut on your thumb... Mar 06 06, 3:33 PM

Arpeggionist

It is not recomended to enter the Dead Sea with open cuts and scrapes. But I've always felt quite comfortable in that water. Mar 06 06, 3:46 PM