It's an eerie world of pits and chambers, and everything has been carved by hand from salt blocks.

By 1872, there were 316 fine salt blocks and four large mills where table salt and dairy salt were produced.

The Seattle Times, "Cooking with salt blocks and bowls is hot - and cold"

We went out to the pasture and found a cow engaged in licking a salt block.

They were standing at the edge of the fish-pool, stones and salt blocks in their hands, hurling them into the pool.

He was going to cut salt blocks, he had told her when she stopped him.

It is the first book to codify the fundamental principles and techniques for cooking on salt blocks.

"Say, maybe we can find a salt block out here, to replace the one I dropped," Colene said brightly.

It is traditional that every Sousy licks the salt block, in order from the most experienced member to the newest.

The mattresses - thick and comfy - rest on salt blocks.