Christian salt seller hopes to shake up market

[meegbear]

You've heard of kosher salt? Now there's a Christian variety.

Retired barber Joe Godlewski says he was inspired by television chefs who repeatedly recommended kosher salt in recipes.

"I said, 'What the heck's the matter with Christian salt?'" Godlewski said, sipping a beer in the living room of his home in unincorporated Cresaptown, a western Maryland mountain community.

By next week, his trademarked Blessed Christians Salt will be available at http://www.memphi.net, the Web site of Memphis, Tenn.-based seasonings manufacturer Ingredients Corporation of America.

It's sea salt that's been blessed by an Episcopal priest, ICA President Damon S. Arney said Wednesday. He said the company also hopes to market the salt through Christian bookstores and as a fundraising tool for religious groups.

Arney and Godlewski, 73, said a share of the proceeds will be donated to Christian charities, but neither would specify a percentage.

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http://www.examiner.com/a-1873794~Christian_salt_seller_hopes_to_shake_up_market.html

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[Merlot]

1. yes, my head hurts too.

'What the heck's the matter with Christian salt?'" Godlewski said, sipping a beer...

[pepperbear]

2. What an eyeroller.

But Rabbi Sholem Fishbane, a kosher administrator for the Chicago Rabbinical Council, thinks that the new product may reflect Godlewski’s ignorance of Jewish dietary restrictions, since all salt is inherently kosher. The only distinction between kosher salt and other salts on the market is the former’s coarse-grained nature. Its composition enables butchers to drain the meat’s blood, which Jews are prohibited from consuming. Most chefs prefer the kosher stuff because it’s easy to pinch and portion, and gives their dishes a crisp, clean flavor

[sharp_stick]

3. I love the image

sipping beer while carrying out a newspaper interview. Only a RW fundie moron wouldn't see how stupid he looks.

The fact that he has no idea WTF kosher salt is kind of adds to the hilarity. Some people are so stupid it amazes me that they can successfully survive.

[aquart]

4. So stupid he managed to market a brand of sea salt?

Sea salt. Popular with health foodies. Same as kosher except BLESSED. Considering how rapidly Americans are abandoning religion, this may not be the best time. But I wouldn't call it stupid. Unless he's using his life savings to do it.