To me it seems obvious, the salt which pours in the single hole and the pepper in the multi holes which shakes. However my friend disagrees and had them switched around in her recently acquired vintage bunny set. She is willing to rake all the leaves if proven wrong. Can anyone point me to something more definitive than opinions? Thanks.
2007-10-15 08:24:33 · 6 answers · asked by baxgammon 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
I have to agree with you from a practical point.
Salt generally flows pretty easily so it uses the single hole or the shaker with the fewest holes.
Pepper flows more difficultly so pepper generally goes into the shaker with the most holes.
2007-10-15 09:27:14 · answer #1 · answered by Dave C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good old Wikipedia:
A salt shaker is a small container filled with salt used to sprinkle it onto food. They were invented in the 19th century. Salt shakers have a hole or several holes at the top which are small enough to require a shaking action to get an appreciable amount of salt out.
The pepper shaker usually has more holes than the salt shaker, and the holes sometimes form the letter S or P.
Your right, break out the rake for her.
2007-10-15 16:01:05 · answer #2 · answered by melissa8961 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More salt is used by most people than pepper in a dish, so salt goes in the shaker with multiple holes..
2007-10-15 15:40:40 · answer #3 · answered by melanerd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
salt has the more holes at the top
2007-10-15 15:55:44 · answer #4 · answered by :) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
look for shakers with an S and a P on them
that skould prove your point
2007-10-15 15:33:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
problematic issue. lookup into yahoo or google. that might help!
2014-12-05 03:38:56 · answer #6 · answered by kevin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋