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| Why WWII Navy Veterans Added Salt to Their Coffee |
| 2020-08-26 |
| [Military.com] There are actually two reasons "old salts" have been known to do this (and it’s not why they’re called old salts). |
| Posted by:Anomalous Sources |
| #10 Ketchup liberally poured on hash browns or scrambled eggs kills the grease -- wisdom imparted by an Army veteran. |
| Posted by: magpie 2020-08-26 18:28 |
| #9 American coffee. 😜 |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-08-26 12:59 |
| #8 Automated coffee makers add bitterness to coffee as the grounds in the middle keep getting hit with hot water and that leaches out bitterness. I use the Aeropress and it doesn't add bitterness as all the grounds are exposed to heat and pressure for a short time. No salt needed with that. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2020-08-26 12:56 |
| #7 Can also line the coffee filter with cleaned egg shells or 1/4 teaspoon baking soda per pot. The reacted baking soda will also add salt to the coffee. |
| Posted by: Clyde Thraiter7206 2020-08-26 11:49 |
| #6 WHO guidelines for daily salt intake are way too low. Salt it up! |
| Posted by: Iblis 2020-08-26 11:46 |
| #5 However, making a full 30 cup batch using sea water from the deep sink nearby doesn't provide the same experience. So I was informed as a young airman by my first shop Chief, Virgil Crank. And that explananation was not delivered with a lot of consideration for my 'feelings' or other unicorn- derived emotions.... Now JP-5 in the water is the Snipes' fault.... |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2020-08-26 09:51 |
| #4 Plus the drinking water on nuke boats has almost all minerals removed. That makes the water taste metallic and that carries over into the coffee and bug juice. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2020-08-26 02:01 |
| #3 I tried it and found it made the coffee smoother. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2020-08-26 01:57 |
| #2 ...and then I finish reading the article and there it is. |
| Posted by: Raj 2020-08-26 01:18 |
| #1 I used to put a little salt in with the ground beans before making the morning coffee to remove some of the bitterness; haven't done that in quite some time now. |
| Posted by: Raj 2020-08-26 01:17 |