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True. In fact, if you have inadvertently added too much salt to the soup, adding a few potatoes may absorb enough salt to make the soup palatable. Plus, potato soup is a good thing in itself.

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What is the effect on salt on mass of a potato?

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Would a whole potato work in a stew that has been over salted?

Yes, the potato would absorb the salt. You would have to remove the potato be for serving the soup.


Do potatoes take salt out of soup?

Yes. Peeling the potato and halving it will speed the process.


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What will happen to a raw potato in water with salt?

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For salt extraction from a cooked receipe stews greens can you use a sweet potato Or just white potatoes?

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How to extract excess salt from food?

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