The chef on board a cargo vessel counts on the professionals at a marine catering company to ensure shipment of those items that will be stored in the pantry. On a typical day, staff members that have been made responsible for solving problems that relate to ship management do not ask to know what is in that same pantry. Still, an emergency situation could push such a staff member to look more closely at the list of items that a maritime catering company has ordered.
How baking soda can function as a remedy
A bee sting may seem like a minor emergency to others, but not to the man that has become some bee’s latest target. He longs for some source of relief. Fortunately, a marine catering company can guarantee storage of such a source in the pantry of a cargo vessel. That stored supply is baking soda. Once water has been added to baking soda, something special happens. That same white powder gets transformed into a most useful paste. That paste displays some amazing powers. It can put an end to the pain caused by either hungry mosquitoes or insects with stingers. Like bee stings, sunburn belongs on a list of minor emergencies. Yet it could invite appearance of a more serious problem, if the skin begins to blister and then becomes infected. For that reason, baking soda paste serves as both a remedy and a preventative treatment. Bacteria do not thrive in the basic (as opposed to acidic) environment created by a paste-covered area of skin.
How ginger can take on the role of a curative
Admittedly, a marine catering company does not make a point of shipping kitchen cures to designated cargo vessels. Still, any shipment of ginger could be viewed as representing delivery of a recognized kitchen cure. Ginger can be used to treat nausea or vomiting. Grated ginger in warm milk also calms a scratchy throat.
The problems that can be solved with honey
Despite its tendency to solidify, honey lasts a long time, when stored under the right conditions. The presence of granulation or crystallization in honey should not be viewed as a reason for discarding that sweet and spreadable substance. In fact, performance of such an action on a cargo vessel prevents access by members of ship management to a highly effective natural remedy. A jar of honey that contains evidence of granulation or crystallization should be placed in a pan of scalding water. If left there until the pan and the water have cooled, the jar’s contents will become transformed into a spreadable substance. In fact, that gooey substance can do wonders for cuts and scrapes. That goo can serve a dual purpose. First, it protects the honey-covered region from any toxic contaminants. Second, it acts as barrier against bacteria. It prevents infection, owing to honey’s possession of two specific chemicals: hydrogen peroxide and propolis. Those two chemicals inhibit bacterial growth. Neither professionals in marine catering services nor experts in ship management want to encourage such growth. The latter group, the management experts hope to keep the skin of crew members in an infection-free condition. The professionals that are skilled at catering depend on honey’s ability to remain ready for use over a prolonged period of time.