On Monday, November 18, 2019 at 12:28:13 AM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> 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

You can use kosher flaked salt for table use. The reason you have to
adjust the volumetric measurement is because the flakes do not pack as
tightly in the spoon as the more cubic crystals of table salt, leaving
more air between the crystals and resulting in less salt.

Cindy Hamilton