Chapter 17: Red Salt

Question 1

The burn of _______ comes from a substance called _______, which is a natural _______ designed to protect the plant by making it _______.

Answer 1

pepper; capsaicin; poison; inedible

Question 2

After the _______ _____, while _______ ______ was looking more lucrative than salt in Louisiana, the American ______ offered dramatic opportunities.

Answer 2

Civil War; pepper sauce; West

Question 3

Other salt beds were found in the ______, but none so large or with as pure a concentration of _______ _______ as the ______ _____ _____.

Answer 3

West; sodium chloride; Great Salt Lake

Question 4

____ _________ ____ salt was considered of ____ quality, and it did not compete easily with _______ salt, which came as ballast on the British ships that bought _______ wheat.

Answer 4

San Francisco Bay; low; Liverpool; California

Question 5

In the spring, seawater was pumped into the ponds of the _______ ____. The brine turned _____ and then a dark _____ color.

Answer 5

south bay; pink; brick