Their leaves smell rather like pine, so they were often used to clear the air, either by strewing them on floors, or by burning the berries on a fire as the Swiss used to do. In cookery they are used with game and duck, and go well with garlic, onions, thyme, sage, oregano, bay leaves and allspice.
On average, adults in the UK eat about 8.1g of salt (3.2g sodium) a day. This may not sound like much, but to reduce the risk of high blood pressure, it is recommended that adults should not be eating more than 6g of salt (2.4g sodium) a day. Salt intakes should be much lower than this for babies and children. Babies under 12 months old should have less than 1g of salt a day. The daily recommended maximum amount of salt children should eat depends on their age: 1  1 to 3 years â 2g of salt a day (0.8g sodium). 2  4 to 6 years â 3g of salt a day (1.2g sodium). 3  7 to 10 years â 5g of salt a day (2g sodium).
1 In the latter case, added salt may be more appropriate for such a horse. 2  Horses can eat too much salt if given free choice salt. 3  However, this is almost always when the horse is confined to a box much of the day and lacking mental stimulation, with the result that they lick on the salt excessively due to boredom. Avoiding giving too little or too much salt. 2  I ndependent comparison of different horse salts. 3  This includes salt licks, salt blocks, loose salt, feed salt. 4  Advantages and disadvantages of processed salt, mineral supplemented salt, unprocessed and natural salt (including Himalayan salt).