Kitchen

[depglass]

I use soup all the time. I am 30 miles from the nearest market and shopping for fresh items is not a daily luxury like I used to have.

[scotnovel]

On 3/10/2014 Desertdi said:

You divide the total contents of the pot by the number of servings. Salt is a mineral.....it does not evaporate or magically disappear into a potato.

No but the potato does absorb some sodium (not a magical amount, just some) and when you DISCARD the potato you have reduced the overall amount of sodium in the pot. That is the theory anyway. I tried it once on something that tasted too salty and it seemed to work. As I mentioned in my original post it is essentially an old wives tale and some swear by it and some don't.

[KYToby]

On 3/10/2014 Scotnovel said:

On 3/10/2014 Desertdi said:

You divide the total contents of the pot by the number of servings. Salt is a mineral.....it does not evaporate or magically disappear into a potato.

No but the potato does absorb some sodium (not a magical amount, just some) and when you DISCARD the potato you have reduced the overall amount of sodium in the pot. That is the theory anyway. I tried it once on something that tasted too salty and it seemed to work. As I mentioned in my original post it is essentially an old wives tale and some swear by it and some don't.

What evidence do you have that they reduce sodium? None. Potatoes cover up the salty flavor (I believe primarily due to the starch), but they will not reduce sodium.

[ID2]

I haven't cooked with added sodium since I was preggers with my first. I developed hbp and had to reduce the amount of sodium I was consuming. I liked the taste of my food so much better without any sodium I incorporated that into my way of living. I still never use or consume any added sodium 33 years later.