>  ML> Literally? The salt businesses in a lot of those coastal
>  ML> places are more evaporative fields.
> Yep, salt mines.  Gives new meaning to the adage.  Did a google search and ran

When flying east to west and routing through San 
Fran, the approach into SFO is over the amusingly 
multicolored patchwork of the Cargill salt pans; 
these are gradually being restored to the wild 
state, and where the company is going to get its 
Diamond salt from I don't know. Certainly not

> into this in wikipedia:
> Lake Peigneur

The Louisiana salt domes were once considered an
ideal place for the storage of nuclear waste. That
all perhaps depends on whether people can avoid
puncturing them. What fun that would be.

>       Title: Rice & Spinach Soup (Minestrina Di Riso E Spinaci)
The quality of that soup would depend mostly on the 
basicity of the broth and the goodness of the cheese.
It would no doubt also benefit from throwing a cheese
rind into it to add a bit of punch.

Clarified milk punch
categories: historical, beverage, booze, dairy
servings: about 60

8 qt hot milk
4 qt brandy
5 qt water
8 lemons
2 lb sugar

Combine these ingredients and let the mixture sit 1 hr. 
Strain through a flannel bag. Store in sealed bottles.
No refrigeration necessary.

after Mary Rockett via atlasobscura.com