{"id":459347,"date":"2000-10-01T17:00:27","date_gmt":"2000-10-02T00:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=121935"},"modified":"2024-06-04T15:56:37","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T15:56:37","slug":"the-spice-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-spice-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"The Spice of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Salt. Since the earliest days of recorded history, salt has in one form or another shaped the course of human history. In the early days of human civilization, some club-wielding, wife-dragging genius discovered that sprinkling a little of this white, powdery substance on your flame-broiled yak steak made it almost palatable. As this culinary discovery spread, salt became in such demand that it began functioning not just as a commodity, but as a currency in many areas of the world. From gastronomy to mythology, salt enriched the lives of early mankind. In today\u2019s society, we tend to take it for granted. The abundant presence of it everywhere from kitchen cupboards to fast food counters has all but eliminated its significance anyplace in our lives. Anyplace that is, save one. One last outpost where salt still shapes the destiny of men and women and leaves its indelible imprint on the history books\u2026 Bonneville.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/10\/Bonn1-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-814290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/10\/Bonn1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/10\/Bonn1-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/10\/Bonn1-1-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/10\/Bonn1-1-1024x629.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/10\/Bonn1-1-100x61.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/10\/Bonn1-1-770x473.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/10\/Bonn1-1-293x180.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/10\/Bonn1-1-1400x860.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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As this culinary discovery spread, salt became in such demand that it began functioning not just as a commodity, but as a currency in many areas of the world. 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