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🙂 Greetings to my regular and new readers! There is a phrase “Live and learn”. I live – I do not grieve, I am friends with white salt, but I recently learned about what Thursday salt is. I will tell you about this.
Thursday salt – what is it?
This salt is black, but not from nature, but from a special preparation. This product has a distinct flavor and less salty taste.
It is prepared on Maundy Thursday before Easter. Then the Thursday salt is consecrated along with Easter eggs and Easter cakes. It is said to have healing powers. During the Easter meal, salt is placed on the table to salt the consecrated eggs.
In Russia, this tradition has ancient roots. For example, in the XNUMXth century, it was believed that magic crystals can give health and protect a person.
How to make quaternary salt
The mystery of salt preparation is that it is prepared at night from Wednesday to Maundy Thursday. On Wednesday, you need to buy coarse table salt without additives. Do not buy iodized, marine, or shallow and refined.
Salt is mixed with bread kvass or rye bread soaked in water. You can add a little aromatic herbs (oregano, mint, basil) or chopped cabbage leaves to the salt batch.
The resulting hospitable mixture was placed in an oven or buried in ash. Fire, according to popular belief, has a powerful cleansing power.
Nowadays, the mixture is calcined in a cast iron pan, stirring with a wooden spoon (clockwise movement). The pan should be with a thick bottom. A cauldron or a gosyatnitsa (duckling) will do.
After the salt turns dark, let it cool. Then grind it in a mortar or manual coffee grinder. Often the finished product has a gray tint.
Important! During the preparation process, you need to read a prayer aloud. This must be done sincerely and sincerely in order to transfer positive energy to the crystals. Drive out bad thoughts and tune in positively. When you say your prayers, your home is cleansed with you.
By the way, when you cook, turn on the hood or open a window to avoid smoke.
Thursday salt: application
- store “magic” salt in a tuyeska or a dense tissue bag;
- in the old days, salt was sewn into an amulet and worn along with a cross;
- taken orally for various diseases;
- took with them on a long journey or to the war;
- to ward off trouble they poured a pinch into the corners of the dwelling;
- added a little salt to the water trough when bathing the babies so that the babies do not get sick;
- often the bag of salt was kept in the house for the icons. Nobody was told about him;
- added to food instead of ordinary table salt.
Black salt: benefits and harms
- calorie content – 0. Suitable for dietary meals;
- has a beneficial effect on the metabolism in the body;
- good for bones and teeth (calcium);
- removes toxic compounds (carbon) from the body;
- normalizes digestion;
- natural adsorbent, an analogue of activated carbon (help in case of poisoning);
- helps to eliminate flatulence and constipation, has a laxative effect;
- for facial skin rejuvenation (component for masks);
- the main advantage of black salt is its preparation. During the burning process, it is enriched with calcium. After heat treatment, the salt crystals are freed from harmful heavy metals. Burning off enriches the common salt.
Противопоказания
Thursday salt is the purest natural product. With its moderate use, no contraindications were observed. With uncontrolled use:
- Increased blood pressure.
- Malfunctions of the kidneys and heart.
- Edema.
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Dear readers, write in the comments if you are preparing Thursday salt. How do you apply it? 🙂 Until next time on this site!