While many are digging their cars out of snow this time of year, a few people in Chicago had to dig themselves out of table salt after the wall of a Morton Salt building collapsed on Goose Island.

Since 1959, the Fairport Harbor Morton Salt Mine has been exclusively mining for rock salt, which is most commonly used to melt snow and ice on roads. The mine does not allow people other than ...

The iconic Morton Salt umbrella girl has warned "When it Rains it Pours" since 1914. The mascot in the yellow dress has had it right for 100 years, and at no time has that been truer than during ...

The right type (and amount) of salt can make or break a dish. Morton and Diamond Crystal are the most common brands of kosher salt you’ll find on shelves. Despite the name, they aren’t ...

The first operation for mining rock salt is undercutting, a process by which large machines cut a space 10 or more feet deep into a solid salt wall.

Banner image: “October Snow” by Nicholas_T. Thumbnail image: “DSNY salt truck” by Chris Hamby.

M. Margneritte, of Paris, well-known as a distinguished chemist, has discovered a valuable mode of purifying rock and sea salt. The latter is, for the most part, delivered for consumption in such ...

As you look at the myriad of options, two contenders stand out: solar salt and rock salt. Both play pivotal roles, each with ...

The salt you use matters. And we’re not just talking table versus kosher. Reviewed by Dietitian Annie Nguyen, M.A., RDReviewed by Dietitian Annie Nguyen, M.A., RD Before I knew a thing about ...