bay salt

American  

noun

1. salt derived by evaporating seawater in the sun.

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Etymology

Origin of bay salt

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75

Example Sentences

Put into it two gallons of spring water, two pounds of coarse sugar, two pounds of bay salt, two pounds and a half of common salt, and half a pound of salt petre.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

Small quantities of iron, lignite, asphalt and bay salt are the only minerals of commercial importance.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various

Take salt and bay salt one pound each, saltpetre and lump sugar two ounces each, and powder and mix the whole together.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

Put in half the roses, and strew a little more bay salt upon them.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

Then rub it with common salt, bay salt, and a small proportion of saltpetre, all in fine powder.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849