Guest guest Posted May 29, 2002 Report Share Posted May 29, 2002 I only use filtered water (room temp.) and set the bowl on the stove. It warms up nicely. Most people on this list (I think...) only use tap water for washing dishes, if that. I suppose it all depends on your source, though. ----- Original Message ----- From: Astrid Froese Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 9:27 AM Subject: soaking water Do you use warm tap water for soaking your grains and seeds, or do you avoid warm tap water completely? Astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2002 Report Share Posted May 29, 2002 I actually have good water from a well but was wondering more about using the water after it's been heated in the water heater and run through the pipes. Astrid ----- Original Message ----- From: <jc137@...> < > Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 9:34 AM Subject: Re: soaking water > I only use filtered water (room temp.) and set the bowl on the stove. It warms up nicely. Most people on this list (I think...) only use tap water for washing dishes, if that. I suppose it all depends on your source, though. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Astrid Froese > > Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 9:27 AM > Subject: soaking water > > > Do you use warm tap water for soaking your grains and seeds, or do you avoid warm tap water completely? > > Astrid > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2002 Report Share Posted May 31, 2002 Astrid, I'm not sure what the inside of water heaters are made of and how that might affect the water, but I know the recommendation by the EPA or FDA or one of those groups is that if there is any possibility that there is lead in your pipes (this might not be the pipes themselves, but in the solder holding them together), that you should *not* use the hot tap water in cooking, etc., because when the water is hot, it pulls more stuff out of the materials that it is passing through. I guess that wouldn't necessarily just apply to lead. Seems like lots of substances in many types of pipes wouldn't really be something that we want too much of. I know when we got a new faucet for the kitchen sink, it came with instructions to always (not just when it is new, but " forever " ) run the water for maybe a minute before using for consumption, if it had been more than 6 hours since the water was last run (so this would usually be in the morning or after the house has been empty all day). This was because of some of the substances in the faucet that should be cleared out. Here again, if there are things in the faucet that could be bad for your health, I would think that hot water coming through there would pick up more of it, too. I never use hot or warm water from the tap for cooking. If I am using tap water, I heat it on the stove. Our water is chlorinated (it is from a community well, and didn't used to be chlorinated--it was wonderful--but unfortunately, now they have to chlorinate it due to health regulations), so I don't use it in soaking for fear of killing the good bacteria. We have an Aqua Rain water filter that we filter most of our water for consumption through. That is great that you have good well water!!! Sure wish I still did. Bonnie in NC On Wed, 29 May 2002 09:54:46 -0400 " Astrid Froese " <astrid.froese@...> writes: > I actually have good water from a well but was wondering more about > using > the water after it's been heated in the water heater and run through > the > pipes. > Astrid > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <jc137@...> > < > > Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 9:34 AM > Subject: Re: soaking water > > > > I only use filtered water (room temp.) and set the bowl on the > stove. It > warms up nicely. Most people on this list (I think...) only use tap > water > for washing dishes, if that. I suppose it all depends on your > source, > though. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Astrid Froese > > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 9:27 AM > > Subject: soaking water > > > > > > Do you use warm tap water for soaking your grains and seeds, or > do you > avoid warm tap water completely? > > > > Astrid > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2002 Report Share Posted June 1, 2002 At 05:47 PM 5/31/2002 -0400, you wrote: >I never use hot or warm water from the tap for cooking. If I am using >tap water, I heat it on the stove. Our water is chlorinated (it is from >a community well, and didn't used to be chlorinated--it was >wonderful--but unfortunately, now they have to chlorinate it due to >health regulations), so I don't use it in soaking for fear of killing the >good bacteria. We have an Aqua Rain water filter that we filter most of >our water for consumption through. > >That is great that you have good well water!!! Sure wish I still did. > >Bonnie in NC You might look into ozonators. They sell them for decontaminating well water but they don't seem to hurt anything: they temporarily break down oxygen into O3, which kills bacteria better than chlorine but then goes away very quickly (goes back to O2). It's used a lot in Europe for drinking water -- they are upgrading their water plants from chlorine to ozone. Heidi Schuppenhauer Trillium Custom Software Inc. heidis@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2002 Report Share Posted June 2, 2002 Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: <bonnsunrise@...> < > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 5:47 PM Subject: Re: soaking water > Astrid, > I'm not sure what the inside of water heaters are made of and how that > might affect the water, but I know the recommendation by the EPA or FDA > or one of those groups is that if there is any possibility that there is > lead in your pipes (this might not be the pipes themselves, but in the > solder holding them together), that you should *not* use the hot tap > water in cooking, etc., because when the water is hot, it pulls more > stuff out of the materials that it is passing through. I guess that > wouldn't necessarily just apply to lead. Seems like lots of substances > in many types of pipes wouldn't really be something that we want too much > of. > > I know when we got a new faucet for the kitchen sink, it came with > instructions to always (not just when it is new, but " forever " ) run the > water for maybe a minute before using for consumption, if it had been > more than 6 hours since the water was last run (so this would usually be > in the morning or after the house has been empty all day). This was > because of some of the substances in the faucet that should be cleared > out. Here again, if there are things in the faucet that could be bad for > your health, I would think that hot water coming through there would pick > up more of it, too. > > I never use hot or warm water from the tap for cooking. If I am using > tap water, I heat it on the stove. Our water is chlorinated (it is from > a community well, and didn't used to be chlorinated--it was > wonderful--but unfortunately, now they have to chlorinate it due to > health regulations), so I don't use it in soaking for fear of killing the > good bacteria. We have an Aqua Rain water filter that we filter most of > our water for consumption through. > > That is great that you have good well water!!! Sure wish I still did. > > Bonnie in NC > > > On Wed, 29 May 2002 09:54:46 -0400 " Astrid Froese " > <astrid.froese@...> writes: > > I actually have good water from a well but was wondering more about > > using > > the water after it's been heated in the water heater and run through > > the > > pipes. > > Astrid > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <jc137@...> > > < > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 9:34 AM > > Subject: Re: soaking water > > > > > > > I only use filtered water (room temp.) and set the bowl on the > > stove. It > > warms up nicely. Most people on this list (I think...) only use tap > > water > > for washing dishes, if that. I suppose it all depends on your > > source, > > though. > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Astrid Froese > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 9:27 AM > > > Subject: soaking water > > > > > > > > > Do you use warm tap water for soaking your grains and seeds, or > > do you > > avoid warm tap water completely? > > > > > > Astrid > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Hi again, As a general rule: Use 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, whey (whey is the thin, clear liquid that separates from natural yogurt and cheese. Don't use whey protein powder!), raw vinegar, buttermilk, or yogurt per 1 cup of raw whole grains or beans/legumes. Use 1 tablespoon of sea salt per 4 cups of raw nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 Thank you so much! I soaked some brown rice for about 18 hours (didn't use vinegar, didn't know I was supposed to LOL) I used the water because it smelled so wonderfully tangy, then afterward I thought " hmmmm, if I'm soaking to remove bad things, didn't I just put them back in by cooking in the same water??? " Thanks for the info, I hope to get the book as soon as money allows, but who knows when THAT wil be :-( wrote:From: " blackberrycat2004 " Subject: Re: soaking water Hi! Below is a summary of the recommendations in Nourishing Traditions. It's from http://www.powerhealth.net/nutrition.htm. Mrs. Siemens Helpmeet to , mommy to Zachary & Lydia " For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation.... " -Romans 1:16a- --------------------------------- Post your free ad now! Canada Personals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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