Today's subject: Salt

Salt...simple sodium chloride. All salt on the earth, whether it be found in the sea, in mines, in Salt Lake, etc. is the same...it's sodium chloride. No difference. So......why is it that people (including someone in my house, but I'm not going to name names) are willing to spend twice as much or more for something labeled "sea salt" ? Ooooo.....because someone somewhere said it was better for you. Comon folks, it's sodium chloride. What's the difference between sea salt and table salt? Sea salt hasn't had the impurities removed. Yup....if you add mud, parts of decaying shell fish, and fish poop to it it's claimed to be more healthy and you can sell it for a whole lot more than the regular stuff that has had the fish poop removed. Oh wait....that fish poop has trace minerals that is good for you. Maybe...but I'd rather eat just plain sodium chloride on my watermellon, thank you.