Parsley Boiled in Seawater

In earlier times when sailors went to sea, running out of fresh water (beer or wine too) meant certain death. It could be months before the crew found fresh water, so to avoid wasting their precious drinking water for boiling cornmeal or other dried grains, they cooked their food in seawater. This resourcefulness meant that another meal of hardtack (a cracker used for sustenance in the absence of fresh foods), which was not particularly palatable, could be delayed, but lighting a fire on a