Veruca Salt is the name of a character in
Roald Dahl's book,
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Veruca is one of the
children who finds a golden ticket in the packaging of her chocolate bar and is thus permitted to enter the chocolate factory. Veruca is a very
bratty and
rich child, and she wanted to own an
Oompa Loompa and a goose that laid golden chocolate eggs. She met her
demise by falling down the '
bad egg' chute. In the movie,
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Veruca Salt was played by Julie Dawn Cole.
There is also an alternative band that goes by this name. They formed in 1993 in Chicago. Their albums are American Thighs (gold), Blow It Out Your Ass It's Veruca Salt, and Eight Arms To Hold You(gold). It was originally comprised of band members Louise Post, Stacy Jones, Nina Gordon, and Jim Shapiro. They have since split up. Their most well-known song is Seether.