Hi Michael!

I'm proud to say that I *am* one of the dullest minds of our times.
Chiming in from that position (i.e, the bottom of the IQ heap), here's
my idiot's guide to the play-by-play:

1. Sasha said he'd like some evidence that adding minerals after
extraction is known to enhance perceived flavor.

2. Dominic offered the example of salting a tomato.

3. Sasha correctly pointed out that salting a tomato is evidence only
of adding electrolytes *prior* to extraction, because until the saliva
hits the tomato, nothing has yet been extracted. Sasha wrote: "Adding
salt to tomato enhance the perceived flavor by (among other things)
adding electrolites into water-based extraction process (what do you
think salive is for?) So it is nit AFET, APRE, POST adding."

Obviously English is not Sasha's first or second language -- or, maybe
he drinks a lot...I don't know -- so we have to make allowances for his
spelling and syntax, but his posts are worth a close
reading/translation because, in the end, their content is excellent.

OJ

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