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Originally Posted by S-2
Do any of you remember a part of RED STORM RISING where the C.O. of some frigate in dock is having morning coffee, I think, in the officer's mess w/ the helicopter pilot. Clancy, IIRC, is talking about how navy coffee is brewed with a bit of salt (no, not saltpeter).
Has anybody heard of that?
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Yea sure have.
A pinch of salt keeps the coffee from turning bitter. One of the problems I guess you have when your have to make your own fresh water.