> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://almanac.ghostcms.templates.codememory.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Salt, by weight
- URL: https://almanac.ghostcms.templates.codememory.com/salt-by-weight/
- Published: 2026-07-29T18:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-29T18:10:00.000Z
- Author: Tomás Rivera
- Tags: Notes, #note, #Import 2026-10-02 18:03

A reader wrote to ask why I insist on weighing salt for ferments. Because two per cent is the line between cabbage that keeps for months and cabbage that goes soft in a week. Your hand does not know two per cent. Your scale does.