does anyone know why the waiter did this? it looked like it was for glasses of water- but i could be wrong about that. im interested if anyone knows the reasoning behind that.
2007-04-10 15:21:55 · 4 answers · asked by mshaw70123 2 in Dining Out ➔ Other - Dining Out
When you put salt on a paper napkin and then place a glass of something iced on top of it, it prevents the glass from sticking to the napkin after it begins sweating. My daughter began doing this whenever we went out to eat several years ago after a friend of hers told her about the technique.
2007-04-10 15:44:14 · answer #1 · answered by sevenofus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
oh yeah, he did that and the drink was sitting on a PAPER napkin
the salt helps the drink from sweating and then sticking to that napkin (so, like, if the person picks up the glass, that yucky, wet napkin won't come up off of the table too). :)
2007-04-10 23:18:10 · answer #2 · answered by BarbieGurl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It will prevent the condensation on the glass from sticking to it and picking it up when someone picks up the glass. The salt absorbs enough water on the outside of the glass to discourage this.
2007-04-11 02:01:07 · answer #3 · answered by blissfulkrystal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was probably to keep something dry, or to dry something off that was moist. Perhaps a bottle of white wine.
2007-04-10 22:33:23 · answer #4 · answered by Tabulah Erassa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋