god i love salty licorice. that is all

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    i think the food use is older, it’s been used at least since roman times.

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      I remember reading that ammonium chloride / “sal ammoniac” / salmiakki was probably first discovered by ancient egyptians. They found natural deposits of it condensed in a ceiling of a cave or something similar. And naturally someone just had to taste it.

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      Well, then what madman thought “we should take this candymaking ingredient and spread it on our fields to improve plant growth”?

      Major “Brawndo, it’s what plants crave” vibes.