On Sun, 17 Nov 2019 14:28:19 -0800 (PST), dsi1
> wrote:

>On Sunday, November 17, 2019 at 12:19:07 PM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> > On 11/16/2019 6:25 PM, graham wrote:
>> > > I've just come across a series of recipes that include Himalayan
>> > > sea salt. Has global warming caused the sea-level to reach that
>> > > far?
>> >
>> > Seems to me Himalayan sea salt has been around for quite some time.
>> > People were talking about it at least 20 years ago here, perhaps
>> > longer. I wouldn't mistake global warming for trends or popularity.
>> >
>> > I've seen it at my local grocery store when I look for salt. Never
>> > saw any reason to buy it.
>> >
>> > Jill
>>
>> I do use sea salts, but much like Kosher flaked, it is a finishing
>> salt. You can tell a recipe is bogus if they add it to liquid bases and
>> soups. Thats just pretencious (sp?)

Kosher flaked salt is a cooking salt. That is why if you are
substituting regular table salt for kosher salt by volume you must use
less table salt than kosher salt