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We are seventh generation salt makers with a passion for family heritage and local legacy.

Charleston, WV
Joined January 2014
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🤫 We've been keeping a secret... big announcement soon! #BigThingsAreHappening
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🤔 SFOTD (Salt Fact of the Day): Did you know that salt, yes, that unassuming seasoning in your kitchen, has a fascinating history that dates back thousands of years? Its significance goes way beyond just enhancing flavors! Learn more here: facebook.com/jqdsalt/
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🎉 You're invited! July 29th, our 10th Anniversary Dinner/Celebration! Two ticket types available: jqdappalachianmercantile.com…
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We were included in a national study of rural small businesses, by @datacatalystorg, and how they can be successful at growing revenue from remote areas. datacatalyst.org/reports/sup…
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Welcome fall sale this weekend only 9/24-9/25!! 15% off all purchases of $50 or more. Use discount code WELCOMEFALL15 or click this link to have it automatically added to your cart! jqdappalachianmercantile.com… #fallsale #appalachia #jqdsalt
Just posted a photo @ J.Q. Dickinson Salt-Works instagram.com/p/CisMdu9u6Zf/… – at Rand, WV
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One-hundred forty-one years and 10 days ago our company’s namesake bought some bacon, which had most likely been cured with his own salt. 1/2 #JQDSalt #Salt #Charleston #WestVirginia #AlmostHeaven #History #Butter #Bacon #Butterine #Oleomargarine #FlashbackFriday #Antique
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Perhaps the first image is more curious though, in it you will see the word “butterine” on the second line of the invoice. Butterine, or oleomargarine, was the name for margarine prior to the prior to the Oleomargarine Act of 1886. 2/3
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The act was passed in order to protect the dairy industry and consumers, out of fear that oleomargarine might be substituted for butter without the consumers’ knowledge. It became only the third federally taxed product in the U.S. after it passed, on August 2nd 1886. 3/3