I think it’s fair to say that I drive my husband bonkers.
On a regular basis.
There is a LOT of salt in our house at the moment.
You see, I couldn’t…couldn’t…pass up the opportunity to buy a second torn 25kg bag of Olsson’s Australian kiln dried flossy salt for $5. I know you all laughed heartily when I bought the first one six months ago, but I’ve given away and used up more than half of it. I’ve baked mountains of bread, made a dozen jars of preserved lemons, and little pots of salt hand scrub now sit at every sink.
So when I passed this bag on the clearance pallet at Southern Cross Supplies, I didn’t even hesitate…
After the initial eye-roll, the ever patient one helped me to pack it all into manageable 2kg bags…
So…then I had twelve bags, plus the five bags leftover from the first lot. Storing it required a little creativity, but I finally managed to get it all put away. It does, I’ll admit, look suspiciously like an illegal drug stash…
There are now bags of flossy salt hidden all over the house. Pete is unimpressed. We had this conversation last night:
Me: “I’m a wife with a LOT of salt. Get it? A LOT of salt. It’s a biblical reference..”
Pete: “I get it…and you need to stop saying it..”
Me: “I’m HILARIOUS, right?
Pete: “I’m leaving the room now..”
Me: “Don’t look back!”
Seriously, the joke alone was worth $5. The salt was an added bonus!
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A bargain is a bargain, is a bargain! Awesome…
perhaps whole fish, baked in a salt crust?
I couldn’t pass it up either, love a bargain. What about making beggars chicken, it’s a whole chicken in salt dough casing.
My husband appreciated the joke. LOL.
I can’t stop laughing. Very witty and oh so funny. Definitely worth the money 😂😂😂😂
That’s such a hoot. I bet he didn’t look back – just in case:) he is such a good natured man!
You’re funny. Thanks for starting my day with a laugh.
Funny. Just think of what you are saving in not buying it at full price.
What a huge saving. I wish we had sales like that here. I am sure your husband appreciates how frugal you are ;-)
The joke is priceless! Most definitely worth the salt :)
Celia, love the joke! Love the story! This isn’t the first time you’ve reminded me of my mother. This is definitely something she would have done. What a hoot!
hahaha. I was going to make some witty remark about looking back but you were ahead of me. As usual :)
Celia, you truly are the “salt of the earth.” :) Great story! Love you, xo.
Hysterical. Poor man. ;-)
Love it!
Oh that joke was totally worth it! I looked on my kitchen counter the other day and realized I had 6 different kinds of salt. Now I need to remember your line for when someone in my family tries to get salty…xox
Perhaps you could make your own little Dead Sea in a paddling pool and spend happy hours bobbing around in it?!!
He’s a keeper 😂
Pete’s an old salt at the salt game …
“Be not affronted at a joke. If one throw salt at thee, thou wilt receive no harm, unless thou art raw.” Oliver Goldsmith
Celia, I keep saying ….I am on Pete’s side here.
Ba ha ha ha ha! Love it!
cheaper than a 25kg bag of pool salt!
Don’t look back! what a hoot. seriously though, I’m with you. It is NOT in my DNA to buy small lots of ANYTHING! Good on ye!
Hilarious 😂 I’ve got salts for all kinds of things too. They just don’t get it. Oh and flour too!