Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> 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

Yup. Using Sea salt in a cooking liquid is silly though.