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Archive for October 1st, 2008

If you can’t beat it, beet it

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If you didn’t read to the bottom of the Winnebago County winter salt story, you might have missed an interesting tidbit about spreading beet juice on the roads to prime them for better de-icing, which in turn reduces the amount of salt needed in the winter.

Other places have tried this, of course.


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