aem wrote:
>
> 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

During hot weather, I avoid heating up the house
and raising the humidity by boiling water in my
electric hot pot in the bathroom (with the window
open and the door to the rest of the house closed),
then pouring the hot water over the food. For
example, Trader Joe's has some nice pesto and smoked
chicken sausages. I'll put one of those in my
large Pyrex measuring cup, then fill the cup
with boiling hot water. After a few minutes,
the sausage is nice and hot, and I'll wrap it
with one of Trader Joe's Mediterranean flat bread
(with a little Dijon mustard slathered on it,
and maybe some chopped shallots). Not my favorite
food, but passable when I'm anticipating a hot day.