The country of Iraq covers the region known since ancient times as Mesopotamia, a Greek word meaning land between the rivers.. The fertile valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers supported some of the worldâs earliest civilizations.
In Saskatchewan there are two grades of sodium sulphate: the first is a salt cake grade, which is primarily used for wood digestion in the pulp and paper industry; the second is a detergent grade product that is used in detergents, glass, dyes, textiles, tanning, and in the chemical industry.
Pickling salt is a fine-grain salt with a uniform structure from granule to granule. It contains no iodine or anti-caking additives. Though it is processed, it is pure salt. It is generally used in pickling and canning foods but can also be used for baking.