http://www.word-detective.com/2011/10/pinch-of-salt/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.word-detective.com/2011/10/pinch-of-salt/comment-page-1/#comment-27466 D Goorevitch Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:05:34 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=5687#comment-27466 So the modern usage comes from bad medieval food. That's a far cry from the legendary origin! In fact, it's its opposite. It's like a "spoonful of sugar," "holding one's nose and voting...." So the modern usage comes from bad medieval food. That’s a far cry from the legendary origin! In fact, it’s its opposite. It’s like a “spoonful of sugar,” “holding one’s nose and voting….”

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