In article >,
wrote:

> All my life I have used Morton brand table salt. A few weeks ago I
> ran out of salt and had to get my prescription filled. While I was
> waiting I bought a box of Epsom brand salt. It cost a little more but
> was a larger container. I thought all salt was pretty much the same,
> but I soon found out that this brand tastes horrible, and it seems to
> have given everyone the diarreah. I would not recommend this stuff to
> anyone. It's really nasty stuff. I plan to write to the company and
> complain. From now on I only buy Morton brand.
>
> Julie

Epsom's not a brand, and Epsom salts are not table salt.

It's magnesium sulphate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epsom_salts

It's a really good water softener -- I sometimes throw a handful into my
bath water to ease tired or achy muscles.

Miche

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Miche > wrote:

> wrote:

>> All my life I have used Morton brand table salt. A few weeks ago I
>> ran out of salt and had to get my prescription filled. While I was
>> waiting I bought a box of Epsom brand salt. It cost a little more but
>> was a larger container. I thought all salt was pretty much the same,
>> but I soon found out that this brand tastes horrible, and it seems to
>> have given everyone the diarreah. I would not recommend this stuff to
>> anyone. It's really nasty stuff. I plan to write to the company and
>> complain. From now on I only buy Morton brand.

>Epsom's not a brand, and Epsom salts are not table salt.
>
>It's magnesium sulphate.
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epsom_salts

You took the bait....

S.

In article >,
(Steve Pope) wrote:

> Miche > wrote:
>
> > wrote:
>
> >> All my life I have used Morton brand table salt. A few weeks ago I
> >> ran out of salt and had to get my prescription filled. While I was
> >> waiting I bought a box of Epsom brand salt. It cost a little more but
> >> was a larger container. I thought all salt was pretty much the same,
> >> but I soon found out that this brand tastes horrible, and it seems to
> >> have given everyone the diarreah. I would not recommend this stuff to
> >> anyone. It's really nasty stuff. I plan to write to the company and
> >> complain. From now on I only buy Morton brand.
>
> >Epsom's not a brand, and Epsom salts are not table salt.
> >
> >It's magnesium sulphate.
> >
> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epsom_salts
>
> You took the bait....

Yeah, and?

Miche

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Before enlightenment: fetch mail, shuffle paper
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: In article >,
: (Steve Pope) wrote:

: > Miche > wrote:
: >
: > > wrote:
: >
: > >> All my life I have used Morton brand table salt. A few weeks ago I
: > >> ran out of salt and had to get my prescription filled. While I was
: > >> waiting I bought a box of Epsom brand salt. It cost a little more but
: > >> was a larger container. I thought all salt was pretty much the same,
: > >> but I soon found out that this brand tastes horrible, and it seems to
: > >> have given everyone the diarreah. I would not recommend this stuff to
: > >> anyone. It's really nasty stuff. I plan to write to the company and
: > >> complain. From now on I only buy Morton brand.
: >
: > >Epsom's not a brand, and Epsom salts are not table salt.
: > >
: > >It's magnesium sulphate.
: > >
: > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epsom_salts
: >
: > You took the bait....

: Yeah, and?

: Miche


....and you're clueless!