Salt Shaker



Salty O'day vintage salt shaker.  (He had a companion,  Pepper Tate.)

"BOOT HILL:  Here lies Salty O'day 1861-1881  Hoss Thief."
A rope necktie an old oak tree
and Salty wasn't what he used to be."
 
Salty O'day vintage shaker.  The whimsical hoss was sculpted by Sarah  a junior high school student. Great horse!  But what I want to say, about Boot Hill and avoiding salt is- How do you cut back on salt and still get your daily intake of iodine?  Eat  leafy somethings?

Here's what  the  1947 BetterHomes Cookbook graph quickly has to say:  
NUTRIENTS: (IODINE )
What they do
Iodine builds and repairs:the secretion of the thyroid gland.  Regulates and protects:  Growth,  use of carbohydrates:  protects from goider. 
Who Needs Them
Everybody, every day.  More needed during growth.  Stored in thyroid gland. 
Where to Find Them
Salt water fish, shellfish, iodized salt.  Iodine content of fruits vegetables, cereals, and dairy products depends on iodine content of the soil and water.

Three Ironwoods



Leaves turning, falling.  Maple. Oak, acorns. And spotted frogs on the ground. Black Ash, Alder, Basswood. Ironwood--strong. Wasp nests, and tall white Birch trees sporting lichens. I take pause, and take up my camera. Get a second wind. Beautiful firewood uphill, down hill, and tossed into the back of the truck.
Ironwoods,  I'm told, don't let  other trees grow within twelve feet of them.  But I'm all for it.