Any bets that “Pink Himalayan salt” is manufactured in China? They make it pink by adding antifreeze.

St. Meghan requires plenty of Holiday Spirit to be directed her way on account of her holy status as assistant Patron Saintette of Real America and Focus on the Family Action, Inc. understands that St. Meghans need to turn a little profit on the Season because IOKIYaR.

Now that you mention it…

Himalayan salt is a marketing term for rock salt from Pakistan, which began being sold by various companies in Europe, North America, and Australia in the early 21st century. It is mined in the Khewra Salt Mines, the second largest salt mine in the world, located in Khewra, Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan, about 300 km from the Himalayas…

In 2003 the Bavarian consumer protection agency Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit analyzed 15 specimens of Himalaya salt sold in Germany and could detect a total of 10 different minerals: sodium and chloride (98%) and other minerals. This agency states that these salts are coming from Pakistan

Masochists are invited to a much lengthier gadget porn & McArdle wrap-up.

Exotic salts are the new Green Peppercorns and White Truffle Oil, and in my opinion, considerably more interesting.

Wow! How out of it am I? I didn’t even know about the old Green Peppercorns and White Truffle Oil. I thought I was being trendy and chef-like by using Morton’s Kosher Salt.

Holy Hamburglar, Batman! Is that photo from Missouri?

I don’t live anywhere near there, but recently drove through central MO for work, and I think that’s the one I saw. Been telling everyone about it since I’ve been back. Wanted to go in and ask if they could put some extra McMyrrh on my Holy Big Mac. (gotta love the pink flamingo addition).

Too funny.

I’ve had ‘artisan’ salt. It tastes like salt.

This makes me glad I’m still on a Megan free vacation, even if that’s the wrong word.

Pink? Antifreeze? Nah, antifreeze is green. The pink could be caused by many things, but some of the more common causes are those important nutrients Yttrium and Neodymium. Then again, the color could be from bacteria Bon apetit, Megan!

I guess Megan is going all coastal-elitist, doing her best to ignore the unwashed teabugger masses that would prefer a nice big doses of Bacon Salt

It seems Himalayan Pink Salt comes from Pakistan. Does this mean Meagan is supporting the terrorists?

I liked this part from Meggs’s column:

“I was avid for this when I saw it, and Peter kindly purchased it for my birthday. Unfortunately, changing the top …, which pushes… requires so much hand strength that I have to call Peter to do it for me. Needless to say, I do not often pop this baby out of the cupboard.
…
This has somewhat predictable results with things that don’t firm up as expected.”

http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/12/holiday_gift_guide_kitchen_edi.php

I like to quote things the way republiKKKans do. Hope Hot Dog Bill jacobsen has an Xmas list, too. He’s just lying about health care today.

I actually read about this in the new Conservative Bible;

Mark 14:3

“And the animals in the stable lay down before him, the ox, the sheep, the lamb, the flamingo, the weimaraner named “Palin”. The three wise men arrived, bearing gifts of frankensense, myrhrr, and happy meals complete with Shrek action figures.”

That picture makes me think of South Park.

It looks like the Angel is spreading her heavenly thighs to give Baby Jesus a Celestial Golden Shower. Which is like a regular Golden Shower, except it comes in Chamomile.

And costs an extra $50.

“Exotic salts are one of the many things that I use to convince myself that I’m a superior person and not a clueless, navel-gazing twat who lives her life in the comfortable glow of her own self-regard.”

Any chance we could just send her something directly from Amazon?

Pink salt?!

Can salt catch teh gay?!

Kitchenaid Hand Mixer. I don’t use mine much any more–I tend to outsource its labors to either my stand mixer, or my immersion blender. But I travel with it, and for someone who doesn’t have a really high-quality stand mixer, this is invaluable. (my emphasis)

She TRAVELS WITH HER MIXER????

Thank you, Mr. Bogg, for that helpful link, and reminding us, in this season of joy, just what an oblivious, narcissistic cunt Megan McArdle is.

Our erstwhile Lady Libertarian simply misread their Good Book by Ayn Rand, and she thought she’s supposed to “Go Salt.”

Whoopsie-daisy!

I guess Muslimofacist salts doesn’t have the same marketing punch that Himalyan Salts does.

Good god. I got indigestion from reading the entry over at Fire MM. I cannot imagine how batshitcrazy I would have gotten reading the actual column. She’s only two years younger than I am. That really boggles my mind.

Tiger, Tiger, Tiger, Tiger, Tiger, Tiger, Tiger, Tiger, Tiger, Tiger, Tiger, Tiger, Tiger, Tiger………..Oh and more Tiger, Tiger, Tiger, Tiger, Tiger

Don’t forget!

Tiger’s penis!

I was avid for this when I saw it, and Peter kindly purchased it for my birthday.

Who the fuck says “I was avid for this” in normal conversation or writing? Does she think if she talks/writes like this she’ll be magically transported to life inside a Merchant-Ivory movie?

Peter, whose affection for crunchy frozen things far outstrips mine, uses it practically every night.

Does Peter’s affection for frozen things mean that he uses you every night as well?

The woman is a complete twit, and the salt paragraph is the crowning achievement of that post. (Le Creuset pots are amazing, though, but quite the investment – my mom has two old ones.) I’m guessing McMegan’s regular readers aren’t unemployed, underpaid or going hungry, and they can continue to Go Galt from thinking of the less fortunate and the local food banks to celebrate conspicious consumption.

‘Tis the Glibertarian Creed:

“I will never give for the sake of another man, but I will ask others to give generously for mine.”

JuliaGrey writes: She TRAVELS WITH HER MIXER????

Well, her travel mixer, yes. See, she has her stand mixer for home use, but the hand mixer is for travel. She has two butter boats– one for salted and one for unsalted. She uses Maldon sea salt for most things, and pink Himalayan salt for dishes that demand a lighter flavor.

Good God, I don’t know whether to laugh or lose my lunch.

“Pretentious?” [hurt look] “Moi?”

And I take back an earlier observation that Megan was empty-headed, based on her opinions concerning political matters.

Clearly, her head is full to the brim with the insanely obsessive subject of her gift guide– well, that and “whatever will I buy next?”

I was stunned by the number of times she wrote of all the brands/types I’ve tried… in each of her recommendations. I mean, she’s just a kid, and how many dollars and McArdle-hours could she possibly waste on something so trivial?

Right, sorry I asked.

Say what you want about InstaPoop, but he writes a damn fine blog. For a turd in a can, that is.

My favorite is “I’m a big fan of fancy coffee-based beverages, but not of expending more than a thousand per annum at coffee shops.” Either she’s a rather silly Anglophile or she’s Samuel Pepys.

Why does the manger scene include Frodo holding a Nikon?

See, she has her stand mixer for home use, but the hand mixer is for travel.

I see.

She probably uses it on the plane to incorporate the peanut snacks into her cake batter, and the complimentary half glass of Sprite into a nice frosting.

Milhous911 ask: “Why does the manger scene include Frodo holding a Nikon?”

On a similar note, why is there a flamingo in the crèche?

Was the designer on acid?