I've been meaning to bring this up for awhile, but keep forgetting (that darned 52 year old brain!!) Anyway, I LOVE VegeSal! Does anybody else here use it? I first heard about it in Dana Carpender's cookbooks.

For those who don't know about it, it's a salt substitution...."VegeSal (Vege Sal) by Modern Products - This delightful all-purpose vegetable mineral salt seasoning is a unique blend of nature's finest salt crystals combined with 14 of the choicest, fresh-dried leaf and root vegetables. Plus tangy kelp and the tastiest soybean extract. It all adds up to an exciting new tastemaker that's too good to miss. Use VEGE-SAL just as you would ordinary table salt in all cooking and as a table seasoning. One taste of VEGE-SAL and you’ll never use ordinary salt again!"

I love the flavor it gives my food, and most importantly I don't retain water so much when I use it. It smells kinda funky out of the container, but tastes great in or on food.