I noticed over the weekend a report that the Federal Government is going to try and regulate the consumption of salt (good luck). As we know an overuse of salt can lead to high blood pressure and a host of problems. We had one little tid bit in a recent Almanac as follows:
To reduce your salt intake: Add salt to your food at the table rather than during the preparation. Also, rinse and strain canned vegetables before cooking.
Personally, I’ve never seen someone pour on the salt before ever tasting it? I never salt my food before eating it and even then, I’ve become use to to not salting at all.
Looking for a great gift for an older person?
How about audiotapes of books, a tasks of-the-month for them such as snow shoveling, washing windows or homemade coupons for movies, food or groceries. Do you have an elderly person in your neighborhood. Some of these ideas would be nice and inexpensive for just about anyone.
Christmas tree trivia
Grover Cleveland was the fist U.S. President to use electric lights on a Christmas tree in the White House. Each bulb had to wired separately on the tree. the year – 1895.
Did you know…. About one-tenth of the earth’s surface is permanently covered with ice.
We believe the Farmers’ Almanac was green long before being green was “fashionable”. The company that manufactures the Farmers’ Almanac also makes millions of time planners and calendars and has been doing such since 1878 – Geiger Bros. Mark in the Book Bindery Dept. decided that he wanted to be environmentally friendly and did so making a snowman and baby out of paper trimmings. So in the spirit of the season, here is the editor and new found (created) friend with his Almanac.
Peter Geiger is the Editor of the Farmers' Almanac. 
If you notice a hole in the upper left-hand corner of your Farmers' Almanac, don't return it to the store! That hole isn't a defect; it's a part of history. Starting with the first edition of the Farmers' Almanac in 1818, readers used to nail holes into the corners to hang it up in their homes, barns, and outhouses (to provide both reading material and toilet paper). In 1910, the Almanac's publishers began pre-drilling holes in the corners to make it even easier for readers to keep all of that invaluable information (and paper) handy.
