Tiggerbus on tue 15 jul 97
At a show this past weekend I had a customer ask for a "salt pig". I had
never heard of one of these things, but she said she had purchased one in
New Zealand and was very simple in design. The purpose of the "salt pig"
is to keep salt from clumping due to steam or humidity in the air when
left in the kitchen. I am sure that there is some ancient story to these
things, but I thought surely some of the potter-vets (pottery-veterans)
would know! If so, post it to clay art and send me a copy in the email!
thanks,
amy
Amy Gossett in "Peachy" Rome, Ga. where the "hobbiers"
are all out to get me....NOT!
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Sherry mcDonald Stewart on wed 16 jul 97
A salt pig , or at least those I have seen and used are merely open
containers that you can set on your counter top near the stove with an
opening in the front, usually containing a spoon to spoon out the salt.
Cheryl Fisher on wed 16 jul 97
In Peter Cosentino's book "The Potter's Project Book" page 36 and 37
it describes a salt pig. It starts out as a tall cylinder. The top
third is sliced off at a30 degree angle. The top third is put back on
but so that it now at that angle. Basically you turn the top third
around and put it back on so it is at the 30 degree angle. He put a
handle on and voila it's done. I don't think I'm describing it well
enough. I feel we need a picture but hope this helps.
Cheryl
Sarasota, FL
cafish@gte.net
cfisher995@aol.com
John Harlow on wed 16 jul 97
> At a show this past weekend I had a customer ask for a "salt pig". I had
> never heard of one of these things, but she said she had purchased one in
> New Zealand and was very simple in design. The purpose of the "salt pig"
> is to keep salt from clumping due to steam or humidity in the air when
> left in the kitchen. I am sure that there is some ancient story to these
> things, but I thought surely some of the potter-vets (pottery-veterans)
> would know! If so, post it to clay art and send me a copy in the email!
Here in the UK they are sometimes called 'salt kits' as well.
The easieast way to describe them is think of the old fashioned
diver's helmet with a base instead of a neck-hole and a hole
instead of a window. Some nice examples in Peter Beard's book
'The English Country Pottery - its History and Techniques'
Some fine examples in Thomas Toft-like slipware - called
'pigs' because they're pigs to make......
John
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gary l. kvalheim on wed 16 jul 97
At 08:38 AM 7/15/97 EDT, you wrote:
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The Potter's Project Book by Peter Cosentino has a salt pig in it as one of
projects. They are great for cooking when your adding a pinch of salt. Also
good for people who can't see the salt come out of the salt shaker anymore.
Those grains of salt just keep getting smaller and smaller.
Sandra in Vancouver Wa.
Wilkinson on wed 16 jul 97
Amy,
For a picture of a salt pig see "The Potters Project Book" by Peter
Cosentino probably at your local library. All it really is a container
either thrown or hand built with its opening sort of on the side at about
60 degrees. The opening is about half the size of the diameter of the
container, One can throw a round bowl with a small opening or a jar and
when it can be handled either drop it so it distorts so that the opening is
at about 60 degrees instead of on top at 90 or paddle the bottom so that
the opening is more to the side than at the top. The salt is spooned out.
No reason two hand built cylinders cut on an angle and scored and slipped
together to form sort of a wide upside down L wouldn't work either - just
so the opening to the container is to the side and nothing will drop into
the salt. A lid isn't necessary but could be added. Hope this makes
sense. Good luck.
Lori Wilkinson
Roswell NM
MarilynMFA@aol.com on wed 16 jul 97
There is an example of some salt pigs in a book by Peter Cosentino. It is
called "The Potter's Project Book (20 specially designed pottery projects for
you to make), Chartwell Books, 1987. It goes from page 36 through the
completed picture on page 41.
Marilyn, in Utah
Marvin S. Flowerman on wed 16 jul 97
In "The Potter's Project Book" by Peter Cosentino, he describes salt pigs
and how to make them. The book is published by Chartwell Books, Inc., at 110
Enterprise Avenue, Secaucus New Jersey 07094.
If you cannot find this book, please let me know and I can fax you copies of
the pages (6) covering salt pigs.
Good luck!
Marvin Flowerman (marvpots@aol.com)
KEMPB on thu 17 jul 97
Another name for a Salt pig is a salt kit.
Very common in Australia and New Zealand.
Brian Kemp. Singapore
kempb@nievax.nie.ac.sg
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