Home Who we are Salt Products Emergency Thaw News Visitor Center Heart of the Sea Contacts Collection and production Method of "cultivation" of sea salt in the largest salt pan in Europe: Margherita di Savoia Salt in everyday life Tips to combat some small daily inconveniences by using salt Iodine and Health The daily intake of the right amount of iodine is essential for our body What is white gold Although there may be someone who does not desire gold, there has never been anyone who has not desired salt. (Cassiodorus in 523 AD) Sin dai tempi antichi, L’oro bianco è sempre stato fonte di discordia fra le nazioni che lottavano per contendersi il possesso delle saline. Da tale lotta ne derivava la sopravvivenza delle stesse nazioni, in quanto il sale era utilizzato per la conservazione di generi alimentari come carni, pesce, pellami e per la sopravvivenza del bestiame. Già nella Preistoria, le popolazioni Cinesi dello Shansi, combattevano per ottenere il controllo del lago salato Yuncheng, dal quale veniva estratto il prezioso minerale. In Italia, la maggior parte delle città vennero costruite in prossimità delle saline, come ad esempio Roma, che sorse in prossimità delle saline alla foce del Tevere. Particolare fu il nome attribuito alla prima grande strada romana, Via Salaria, che fu costruita per trasportare il sale a Roma e all’interno della penisola. I veneziani, nel Medioevo, utilizzavano gli introiti derivanti dal commercio dal sale per sovvenzionare le importazioni di cereali dai Paesi del Mediterraneo quando i raccolti italiani andavano a male. Fornendo il prezioso minerale a sempre più Paesi, i mercanti veneziani si allargarono nell’area del Mediterraneo per aggiudicarsi la fornitura del sale, controllare le saline e acquistarle quando possibile, manipolando così il mercato del prezioso minerale. Verso la fine del XIII secolo, per alzare il prezzo del minerale, i veneziani fecero distruggere tutte le saline di Creta e ne proibirono la produzione. Oltre alla Cina, nessun altro stato, poté basare la propria economia sul sale. Military control over the salt routes was carried out by the Aztecs , who denied their enemies access to salt. In Mexico , the Spaniards managed to acquire a good part of their power by conquering the salt flats of the peoples they subdued. The Mayan civilization became rich and powerful thanks to the control of salt production and the ability to trade salted products such as fish and hides. The Maya began producing this mineral around 1000 BC. From these, salt was also used as a medicine: combined with marjoram and leaves of the xul tree to control births, with oil for epilepsy, with honey to relieve the pains of childbirth. In 1568 the Dutch declared war on Spain because it did not allow them access to their own salt. A war that lasted 80 years. The Americans slowly began to specialize in the production of salt to no longer have to submit to the whims of the motherland which imposed punitive tariffs and taxes to discourage the trade of the colonies. This led to the American war of independence (1763-1783), the longest ever fought up to Vietnam. The British soldiers in 1775 imposed the naval blockade, which caused an immediate and severe shortage of salt, isolated the Anglo-American colonies to prevent them from being able to obtain supplies from New England and the south and destroyed the salt flats. Bibliography: Sale A biography, Mark Kurlansky, ed. Rizzoli The Salt - Step by Step Method of harvesting and production The " cultivation " of the salt inside the Margherita di Savoia salt pan, carried out with the methods handed down by our centenary experience , presents a rotary method lasting 5 years, in such a way as to achieve a thick salt crust in each single tank about 50 cm. The sodium chloride of marine origin is achieved by introducing sea water into large tanks "evaporating" , located along the coast, which have a waterproof bottom. By means of the joint action of solar radiation and ventilation , the sea water passes from tank to tank, evaporating and increasing the degree of salt concentration. This process, in addition to being essential for optimizing the yield of production, is very useful for purifying the product. After this path, the water passes into the so-called "salting" tanks , in which it reaches the saturation limit (set at 25.7 degrees baumè) and the precipitation of the crystal is obtainedof Sodium Chloride. It is in the final part of its journey that the water slowly takes on that particular red color that distinguishes the so-called " mother waters ", ie the waters ready to "give birth" to the salt. The salifera campaign generally begins in April and ends in September of each year. In this period the deposition of the salt takes place (on average 10 cm / year). During the rest of the year, the saline basins must be carefully protected from the elements by means of a "coat" of saturated water and by carrying out appropriate flooding and movement of water, in order to avoid the dissolution of the salt already deposited. Once the mother liquor tank has been emptied, the salt crust resurfaces and is allowed to dry. The salt crystals are collected , washed with their own saturated water, centrifuged and dried at a temperature of 220 ° C. At this point the salt is ready for screening , i.e. the separation of the crystals according to their particle size (above sieve, large, medium 2.54, medium, fine), preserving the perfect balance between sodium chloride, trace elements and minerals, so useful for our diet. This last and delicate step is followed by packaging in the various packs and storage. Our excellent product is finally ready to be marketed through our effective distribution network. Salt in everyday life A daily help for small inconveniences Adding salt to the water to wash the vegetables speeds up the fall of the soil A light layer of fine salt covered with oil relieves a sunburn and prevents bubble formation Add coarse salt to the laundry stains it and makes it whiter A handful of table salt dissolved in a glass of warm water replaces the fabric softener A hardened bristle brush softens in water, lemon and coarse salt To clean a bottle, just insert a potato cut into small pieces, a tablespoon of coarse salt and two of water. To prevent obstructions and bad smells in the sink drain, throw in a liter of hot vinegar in which a handful of coarse salt has dissolved and leave it to act for a couple of hours The jeans do not fade if they are left for half a day in very salty water The bathtub will be as good as new if rubbed with turpentine oil and salt Copper pots will look like new when scrubbed with vinegar and salt Ultra-fine salt and honey are an excellent natural peel for the skin A little salt protects the cheeses from mold A few fine grains of salt in the water make the coffee tastier To clean baby bottles from limescale, rub the surface with fine kitchen salt To make the grapefruit less bitter, cut it in half, sprinkle it with coarse salt for a few minutes, then wash it Per eliminare le macchie di caffè, tè o vino da tazze e bicchieri, strofinare la zona macchiata con una miscela di acqua, limone e sale fino Una manciata di sale nel barbecue durante la cottura di carne e/o pesce, riduce l’emissione di fumo Per togliere le macchie di ruggine, cospargere del sale sulle superfici arrugginite e spremere su di esso del succo di limone, lasciare riposare per due o tre ore e quindi strofinare con la buccia di limone rimasta Per lavare le padelle sporche di grasso e di uova, sciogliere due cucchiai di sale fino direttamente nel lavello Per eliminare l'odore di cipolla dalle mani, mischiare sale e aceto e strofinare I fiori recisi durano più a lungo con l’aggiunta di un pizzico di sale all’acqua del vaso Per rimuovere il cattivo odore dalle scarpe di tela, mettere una manciata di sale e bicarbonato all’interno delle scarpe e lasciare riposare per una notte © 2016 Atisale Spa. 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