salt box
Kitchen counter staple
A salt box is a container for storing salt, traditionally a wooden box with a hinged lid mounted near the stove for easy access while cooking.
The term also describes a style of colonial New England house with a long sloping roofline in back, resembling the shape of such a box: The street was lined with saltbox houses dating to the 1700s.
Vessel for mixing drinks
- dispenserDevice that releases portions
- cellarUnderground storage room
- grinderCrushing or sharpening device
- millGrain-crushing facility
pourer · scoop · ceramic · wooden · glass · stainless · refillable · adjustable
Of occupied territories
- New EnglandNortheast U.S. region
- gableTriangular wall portion
- clapboardOverlapping exterior wood planks
- asymmetricalNot equal on both sides
lean-to · chimney · dormer · shingle · timber · farmhouse · heritage · historic
shaker
Vessel for mixing drinks
- dispenserDevice that releases portions
- cellarUnderground storage room
- grinderCrushing or sharpening device
mill · pourer · scoop · ceramic · wooden · glass · stainless · refillable · adjustable · lid
colonial
Of occupied territories
- New EnglandNortheast U.S. region
- gableTriangular wall portion
- clapboardOverlapping exterior wood planks
asymmetrical · lean-to · chimney · dormer · shingle · timber · farmhouse · heritage · historic · antique
flavor
Characteristic taste quality
- sodiumEleventh element, highly reactive
- kosherPermissible by Jewish law
- iodizedEnriched with element fifty-three
pinch · dash · crystals · coarse · fine · flaky · Himalayan · fleur de sel · umami · savory
curing
Restoring health or preserving
- briningSaltwater soaking for meat
- picklingAcid preservation process
- cornedPreserved using salt granules
bacalao · jerky · gravlax · sauerkraut · kimchi · anchovies · capers · preserved lemons · dry cure · fermentation
- salthalite, sodium chloride, fleur de sel, saltworks, brine
- storage containersbin, basket, chest, crate, totes
- woodenwarewooden spoon, wooden bowl, wooden fork, wooden spoons, wooden cups
- preservationpreserve, preservatives, preservative, canning, freezing
- rustic kitchenstove, oven, pots, pans, skillet
- fish saltingbrining, curing, brine, cured fish, anchovies
salt boxpepper grinder
Device crushing peppercorns
pepper mill · salt grinder · spice grinder · sugar bowl · salt shaker