"Zz Yzx" > wrote in message
...
> So I started thinking....... then I measured:
>
> Pure sodium chloride: 2.165 gr/cm^3 ("grain density")
> Morton's table salt: 1.228 gr/cm^3
> Diamond Crystal kosher: 0.599 gr/cm^3
> Morton's kosher: 1.048 gr/cm^3
> Baleine sea salt: 1.048 gr/cm^3 (fine)
>
> So, brand matters for kosher salt. And Kosher vs. table matters.
>
> Tomorrow, PEPPER!
>
> -Zz
>
I was using the specific gravity of NaCl and equating that to table salt.
The corrected percentages of the salt solutions then are 3.84% when using 1
ounce salt per quart by vol and 7.68% when using 2 ounces per quart.

Kent