Not trying to judge, just trying to understand where we are in the spectrum of human behavior - when you eat a jar of pickles or olives or whatever, what do you do with the brine? Do you dump it, use it for something else, or drink it?
I know someone who saves it to drink it later. He is my husband. Honestly, even after 20 years together, I didn’t realize this about him. I thought the stockpile in the door was just a collection of forgotten empty jars, and I’ve been dumping them as such.
Which is it:
- I’m a terrible wasteful sinner?
- He’s a freak?
- Neither/Both, there’s a special middle ground?
No judgement or emotional attachment here, he can have an entire shelf of the fridge for brine jars, idgaf. It just never occurred to me to that I should consider stockpiling brine.
Are you stockpiling brine? What do you do with it? “I’ll drink some with breakfast tomorrow,” is a perfectly acceptable answer. Just curious if yours is different.
I keep a few jars of pickle brine around for when I need to replenish electrolytes. I don’t as much any more since I am not running as often or as long distances. But my former roommate always kept a giant pickle jar that he would top off with normal sized jars of pickles he would buy, because he was a really serious runner that would always drink some after doing 10+ mile runs.
So, I guess middle ground?
If anyone is poor or looking to save cash etc. then the WHO Oral Rehydration Solution recipe is really simple:
1L of water (5 US cups)
6 teaspoons of sugar
½ a level teaspoon of salt
Less is more with this; a more dilute version is nearly as effective whereas going overboard can negatively impact its effectiveness.
Works really well if you’re dehydrated, especially if you are dehydrated due to being sick.
How does sugar help with hydration? I’m thirsty all of the time, regardless of how much water I drink, but I don’t want to be drinking that much sugar every day.
Ohhhhhh - it’s like free Gatorade, but better
this never occurred to me, thank you ❤️ he really likes savory way more than sweet, this makes a ton of sense
For similar reasons, it is also a folk hangover cure, since it helps with replenishing electrolytes and rehydrating after drinking a lot.