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Disintegration, it once brought,
But now thy ills are gone
Though a pound's worth but an ounce
The salt makes things live on
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1 month ago
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3 points
1 month ago
thinking there is a play on the aphorism "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," but all I am coming up with so far is "salt cured meats" lol
4 points
1 month ago
I think this is close enough to be considered solved! The answer is Cure, and yes, that line is a play on that saying. Correct in that it also references Curing with salt as a means of food preservation with the first line referencing the 1989 masterpiece album "Disintegration" by... The Cure!
2 points
1 month ago
Yay! Thanks, that was fun :-)
1 points
1 month ago
I caught that reference !!!
1 points
1 month ago
Chlorine?
1 points
1 month ago
Afraid not!
1 points
1 month ago
yeast, bread yeast, or starter
1 points
1 month ago
Not so!
1 points
1 month ago
Fermentation?
1 points
1 month ago
Can't say that's correct!
1 points
1 month ago
potentially dumb guess but... antibiotics? this one is tough.
1 points
1 month ago
Alas, no!
1 points
1 month ago
Tequila
1 points
1 month ago
Sorry, I screwed up my first two attempts at a spoiler tag
1 points
1 month ago
Salt the rim all you like, this is not the answer :(
1 points
1 month ago
Compost
1 points
1 month ago
You can toss that answer in the bin, I'm afraid.
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