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The phrase 'take it with a grain of salt' is believed to have originated from Pliny the Elder's recipe for an antidote to poison which included salt.
According to Pliny the Elder it wouldn't [help with poison].
— Episode: Short Stuff: More Phrase Origins
Episode: Short Stuff: More Phrase Origins
The phrase 'take it with a grain of salt' is believed to have originated from Pliny the Elder's recipe for an antidote to poison which included salt.
According to Pliny the Elder it wouldn't [help with poison].
That that's where the phrase 'take this with a grain of salt' really finds its origin.
That's actually kind of a referential thing to that to a recipe he gave under the walnut section.
Take two dried walnuts, two figs, and 20 leaves of rue, pound them all together with the addition of a grain of salt.