You're not FINISHED with the bag o' pretzels until you down the salt. I thought everyone knew that. I love downing all of the salt, but it does sometimes make one a little ill.
I used to shake about a tablespoon of table salt into my hand and just lick it off when I was a kid. I did this with sugar too, either regular or those fancy sugar crystals that are used to decorate cookies and cupcakes.