Charles King wrote: > On Wed, 20 Oct 1999 23:41:09 +0000, "M. G. Devour" <mdev...@mail.id.net> > wrote: > > >Seriously, though, two level teaspoons of sea salt in a quart of > >water tastes pretty bad to me! I couldn't choke it all down. > > Mike, > Hold your breath as you drink (or hold your nose). You won't taste a thing! > > Chuck
If I remeber my science right, the tongue only has 4 tastes, sour (acid), bitter (alkaline), sweet and salty. All other tastes are really reported by the smell which gets detected in the nose. Thus holding your nose will not prevent tasting of sea salt, but will most food. Marshall -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net>
