wet-salting
A method of curing hides and skins for storage
and/or transportation subsequent to flaying. The
hide is spread out, flesh side up, and well
sprinkled with salt (sodium chloride). Coarse, or
round salt is preferred to fine salt, as the
former spreads evenly, while the latter tends to
form patchy. wet cakes. A second hide is laid over
the first and sprinkled with salt, a process which
is repeated until a stack 5 to 8 feet high is
formed, the top hide being well overlaid with
salt. The pack is left for approximately 30 days,
during which time the salt dissolves in the
moisture of the hides and the brine thus created
permeates throughout the pile. The amount of salt
used is generally 1 pound of salt for each pound
of hide. When the hides are ready for shipment.
they are "taken up," the salt is knocked off and
the hides are then bundled and tied. Also called
"green salting. See also: BRINING ;DRYING (1) ;DRY-SALTING , (248 , 306 , 363 )
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