Regarding salt- was your dad a smoker? Just curious because my mom was and the end result was that everything was way over spiced. We once ate her spaghetti sauce thinking it was chili, not realizing she had left pasta in the fridge as well.
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Yes he was - for over 70 years. He didn’t seem to have any time of interest in spices, not even pepper. Just salt. Me? I love hot sauce - can’t get enough!