Who Knows The Mother-In-Law,; I Love You Like Salt Joke? I Do, Call Me! Salt And Pepper Never Looked So Good. These Mouth Blown, Optical Crystal Vessels, 2.5" High And Traditional Settings. Designed With Gold Fittings, They Help Set The Table, you do not have to beg the kids! The pairing of salt and pepper as table accessories dates to seventeenth-century French cuisine, which considered black pepper (distinct from herbs such as fines herbs) the only spice that did not overpower the true taste of food. They are typically found in a set (pair) of salt and pepper shakers, often a matched set.