the salt may be sodium chloride while regular granulated table salt may work a preferred salt has a majority particle size of less than 45 micrometers and preferably between about 65 to about 75 of the salt particles are preferably less than 45 micrometers a preferred salt is microsized u00ae 66 fine salt available from cargill salt of minneapolis minn the second polysaccharide if used may be a standard stoneground or otherwised processed grain flour such as wheat flour the first silicate material if used may be powdered talc or hydrated magnesium silicate the relatively durable substrate material may be a second silicate material such as silica sand having a desired particle size or a volcanic byproduct such as preferably crushed or pulverized volcanic pumice pumicite or pozzolan a preferred substrate may be a porous volcanic pumice having a maximum particle size of preferably less than two millimeters and more preferably having a particle size of about dust to about 2 0 millimeters and more preferably of about dust to about 1 7 millimeters to make compounds according to the present invention the ingredients are generally disposed in a vessel and mixed to form a substantially sample wise homogeneous mixture where the sample size may range from milligrams or grams to kilograms in other words a given sample will preferably comprise the relative ingredient amounts described whether the sample is a teaspoon for example or a liter or a gallon while various recipe mixtures are encompassed within the present invention.