The whole thing about washing the coffee cups. Geesh does that bring back memories.
They called it 'seasoning'. You only swished water around and dumped it out. You NEVER EVER used soap. Said it changed the way it tasted, heck one guy said he could add water to his cup and get a half way decent cup of joe just from the residue left inside.
We had a Master Chief Electriction who claimed that the same scum had been on the inside of his coffee cup from some 10 years. The only reason it was not there longer was that his wife 'accidently' cleaned it. As I remember, he was soon divorced from her. I don't think it was the cause, but it probably created a LOT of friction.
I have no idea WHY it is called bug juice, but it fit the perfect mentality of subs. Thre are almost NO single purpose items onboard. My question is what did it start life out as. Was it a drink mix that someone figured out was a GREAT cleaner for the stainless steel commodes, or was it a cleaner that someone got a taste of (hows THAT for a mental image!) and decided that you could use it for a tasty beverage?
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