That’s kinda what I’m getting at.
A quick look around shows seawater cooking is a reputable method, including for water-absorbing foods like dry grains. Nothing leaps out as immediately concerning.
But such a long-term diet thereon presumably included drinking a _lot_ of fresh water to flush the minerals. Sounds like the boat was big enough that they could gather a good amount of rain (I’ve been experimenting with that lately) to flush kidneys, though not enough to use for cooking (hence the kidney concern).
Upshot: stowing a box of quick oats could go a long way to seafaring survival, taking little $ & space.
Best stored in a large canning jar, not a box.
It would keep better as with the lid on, it’s hermetically sealed. And when the oats run out the jar could be used for any number of things that a box would be useless for.
“Upshot: stowing a box of quick oats could go a long way to seafaring survival”
Knowing how to use a sailboat would be useful, too.
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