Oh no. The guilt compounded when he went from prideful to crestfallen at her giggles. She felt herself shift before she thought about it, flashing him a kinder, if not quieted smile. "I'm sorry." It was soft, and gentle, she felt bad about teasing him-- even if it had been mostly unintentional. "Preserving food is very fascinating." She added after a moment, allowing herself to try and recover, and hopefully allow him to forgive her or at least recover some with her. "Maybe you can show me how you do it sometime?" The question is gentle, light, but not dishonest. She's hoping he'll take to the encouragement, rather than letting himself be brought down by her misunderstanding. "I didn't know you could use salt for that.

"So I suppose we both learned something today." She took the salt in her hands, rolling it around a little. The crystals were a bit bigger than she was used to, but not in any way that she minded. Just meant she had to be careful about putting too much in. A few little shakes across the top as she watched most of them bubble as the water was heating and a few sinking down. Reaching over she took up the celery stick she had not chopped with the rest, quietly using it to stir as they spoke.

"I'll look in the next town, there's no rush." A pause as she turned her gaze back to him, still smiling. "I'm sure we can make due till then."