On Jul 5, 11:26*am, Janet Wilder > wrote:

> My mother always kept pre-boiled water in the big kettle that just sat
> on the stove all the time. She used that water to add to soup stock that
> was too strong, or to other things she was cooking that required water.
> I always wondered why she needed to use pre-boiled water. Now I know.
> Thanks.
>
Nowadays you can easily replicate the availability of hot or pre-
boiled water by using an electric kettle. I find many more uses for
it than I anticipated when I bought it. -aem