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From: chip@t4test.UUCP (Chip Rosenthal)
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Re: Tea  (salt and coffee)
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Date: Mon, 16-Apr-84 16:43:04 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr 16 16:43:04 1984
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>  From: eac@drux3.UUCP (CveticEA)
>  
>  5.  A little trivia--people used to put salt in their tea!  Why I don't
>  know.

I don't know if there is any similarity, but when brewing coffee a
few grains of salt in the grounds makes it smoother.  My guess is that
a little salt doesn't give a salty taste, but rather offsets any
bitterness.  If you try this, use very little salt--less than a pinch.

-- 
Chip Rosenthal, Intel/Santa Clara
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