On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:38:10 -0000, maxine in ri >
wrote:

>My Mom and sister are both on low-salt diets. When I cook for them, I
>try to use seasonings that will give the food the "sparkle" that salt
>does. Sis is so traditional she doesn't like some of my variations,
>but Mom seems to enjoy them, so I persevere.
>
>I've been using cumin lately. It seems to work well on it's own
>without salt. I've used lemon juice and crystals, and sometimes curry
>or small amounts of various hot peppers. (Mom is not a spicy food
>person.)
>
>What do others use in place of salt?

Depends on the food. Lemon and garlic. Wakes the hell out of
everything! Paprika. Cumin. Char masala (2:1:1:1 ratio of cinnamon,
coriander, cloves and cumin - try it with meat/poultry, it's
wonderful). Fresh herbs of all kinds. There's no reason to be
salt-dependent.

(having said that, I love my salt and don't have a reason to reduce my
intake....)

TammyM