women and water use

[Pamlicotraveler]

Originally Posted by Yofy

Still haven't figured how to cook pasta without using great gobs of water though...

Just curious...why couldn't you use seawater? I wouldn't do it in a marina or anything like that, but you are boiling the water.

[sailingdog]

For some people, using salt water to cook the pasta will result itn far too much sodium intake...not good if you're hypertensive.

Originally Posted by Pamlicotraveler

Just curious...why couldn't you use seawater? I wouldn't do it in a marina or anything like that, but you are boiling the water.

[Cruisingdad]

Originally Posted by NauticalFishwife

This is a nice little trick I learned doing deliveries where water, time and convenience is sometimes short. I use an Olay Face cloth when showering. First use the cleansing cloth for my face, then add a bit of soap to it, wash the body then do a quick rinse. This routine has carried over to living onboard. I know some may say it's a waste of "paper" but you don't have the issue of salty, damp, never dry but will stink washcloths.

NFW,

Good tip.

- CD

[Yofy]

Pamlicotraveler, it's not just the high sodium content of seawater, (although the Red Sea where we are currently sailing is saltier than other oceans) its the taste. Some people recommend mixing sea water and fresh water in the pasta pot, but I found that it made a really yuccky taste.

Robyn

[sailingdog]

I've found using seawater for cooking is generally okay for foods that don't sit in it and absorb it. Boiling eggs or steaming veggies is fine... but making pasta is a bad idea.