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kimbutgar

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8. I collect salt and pepper shakers and in the USA the salt has 3 holes and pepper 2

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Mon May 26, 2025, 08:31 PM

May 26

But in Europe the salt only has two holes because they consider it an insult to salt food and the pepper has three holes. I learned this on a trip to Europe when I brought a some salt and pepper shakers there!

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DU! I need help! How many holes do salt & pepper shakers have? [View all] underpants May 26 OP

If the body of the shaker is opaque you ask the host. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 26 #1

Pepper shakers generally in the US have three larger because generally one uses less pepper. Larger holes are for ... marble falls May 26 #2

That's what I said. underpants May 26 #3

Salt Is Taste Amplifier ProfessorGAC May 26 #6

No matter how many holes Marthe48 May 27 #12

There is no uniform, all salt shakers have x holes and all pepper shakers have y holes. PoindexterOglethorpe May 26 #4

I'm Going With... ProfessorGAC May 26 #5

Habanero idea (lol) Niagara May 26 #7

I collect salt and pepper shakers and in the USA the salt has 3 holes and pepper 2 kimbutgar May 26 #8

A tangential inquiry UTUSN May 26 #9

I wonder if the cheese shaker is for Nittersing May 27 #11

i use vintage shakers. 13 holes + the big one has 19. i also have a estate sale collection. then the open salts i have.. pansypoo53219 May 27 #10

i loved the friar ( priest ) salt and pepper shakers AllaN01Bear May 27 #13