Take it with a Grain of Salt

Here's the thing, I've been doing some research for a current WIP that involves salt and pepper shakers. That's right. I won't tell you too much right now, except that it's funny. I thought it would be fun to share some of my findings with you. First a little history:
Before the 1940s when someone figured out how to make salt free-flowing, salt came to the table in a chunk and you had to scrape it onto your food. Pepper, not so much in a chunk but still not in a shaker or a cellar until then. ...