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Pickle handling [closed]
Pickles - My brother in law has a fit if you touch the pickles with your hands to replace them in the jar. He claims if they come in contact with you it will cause the whole jar to spoil.
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Pickling green peaches: is the fuzz a must?
Last year, I had to thin the fruit on our peach tree to keep the branches from breaking once the fruit matured. Rather than throw away all the quarter- to half-dollar-sized green peaches, I pickled ...
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Indian Mango Pickle producing gas is that normal?
I am trying to pickle some mangoes the Indian way. I boiled the jar in hot water, dried it and then added the mixture of spices, salt and mangoes to the jars after the mixture had cooled. I made the ...
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Why to add garlic for pickles?
My mom uses to add 2 or 3 garlic cloves for each pickle jar when pickling something.
She says that by this way she will prevent them from being overpickled, and stay one whole part.
However I tried ...
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Can you cure fish in jar?
Since it will be cold for some time, I was thinking of using my detached, unheated shed to pickle some veggies. But another thought I was having was to actually cure/can some herrings or sardines (or ...
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Garlic + Oil, Why is this recipe safe?
I've read other questions here and elsewhere that talk about the danger of garlic in oil. I'm trying to figure out why this recipe is safe:
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How do I know if a given pickle recipe is meant for long-term storage?
I've never canned or pickled anything; however, I'm keen to give it a shot. However, I'm the only one in my family who likes cucumber pickles, so it might take me a while to go through a batch. There ...
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Kimchi juice to aid lactic fermentation of half-sour pickles
I have made half-sour pickles successfully with the recipe in the first post of this chow.com thread, although only when the heel of bread is added to promote fermentation.
While I don't always have ...
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What is the difference in flavor between a fermented pickle and a vinegar pickle?
I'm interested in experimenting with pickling, and I'm wondering what the difference in flavor is between a classically fermented pickle and one made using vinegar. I've search online, but can't find ...
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Can I make pickled eggs that don't require refrigeration?
This time of year I have a ton of extra eggs. In the winter I have fewer. I have, therefore, been experimenting with egg preservation techniques.
I like pickled eggs a lot. They aren't very versatile ...
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Pickles are really salty (lactic fermenation)
I decided to make pickles following a recipe that our crop-share association (CSA) suggested: Three Secrets To Crispy Pickles, And A 'Lost Recipe' Found.
After 4 days, I decided to sample my ...
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Can water cause fermented pickles to spoil?
I recently learned about Indian lemon pickles.
There is a lot of variation between recipes but the ones I am trying consist of chopping lemons or limes, adding salt, and letting them ferment for a ...
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Reusing pickle brine
So I just finished a jar of home-made pickles. They were excellent! Not too salty, a bit spicy, very good. They were so good that I'd like to get some more pickles out of that jar. I was thinking of ...
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My sauerkraut brine seems slightly slimy but the batch otherwise seems normal--is it ok?
Recently I started a batch of sauerkraut, the first after several years. Unlike my previous batches this one is much smaller (half a head of cabbage, as opposed to several full heads), uses Morton's ...
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Can you pickle avocados?
I wanted to see if anyone has tried to pickle avocados?
Mostly I am interested to use only vinegar, and/or salt.
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Pickling without Sterilization - Is It Safe?
Is this recipe safe? The author is making pickles without sterilizing the jars first and I've ALWAYS read that you have to sterilize the jars first.
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How to sweeten pickled ginger to be served with sushi?
I bought a jar of pickled ginger from the local asian food market to go along with the sushi I have been preparing at home. This texture of this ginger is harder, and the taste much bitter. This is ...
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botulism risk with refrigerated items
SO, a bit of a longer one: Is there any risk of botulism from refrigerator pickling or brining? (referring to both meat and slices of vegetables/fruit)
I've read around the subject a fair bit and ...
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Is it necessary to skim the scum off of fermenting pickles?
The sour (fermented) pickle recipe that I am following states:
Check the crock every day. Skim any mold from the surface, but don’t
worry if you can’t get it all. If there’s mold, be sure to ...
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How can I turn my pasta salad into a pickle?
A pickle that would preserve it for a week?
Would it ruin the taste of the pasta salad?
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How to combat odor from pickled radishes inside refrigerator?
I know the question is related to How to get rid of the smell from the fridge?. At the same time, I am curious about possible additives as part of the pickling that may help reduce the odor. So I ...
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Pickling Peppers
I want to pickle the banana peppers, jalepenos and bell peppers from my garden. I have a small sandwich bag full of banana peppers so far, but no more than that. Is it okay to store them in the ...
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Do you have to refrigerate Pickles?
So last weekend the wife and I got a huge jar of pickles at Costco. The thing is bigger than a gallon of milk (the wife really loves her pickles). There really isn't any room for it in the fridge, ...
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Recovering from Over Salted Sauerkraut
I recently finished my first batch of sauerkraut and tasted it only to find that it's way too salty. In referencing the original recipe, I realized that I used the amount of salt recommended for 5lbs ...
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What's the purpose of sugar in a pickling solution?
This might seem like a dumb question, but I am going to make a pickled pepper relish of sorts that is really just chopped carrot, onion, and habanero pepper cooked briefly in a pickling solution and ...
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How long should I wait before I lift the lid of my sauerkraut crock?
I have 5 - 6 lbs of sauerkraut in a crock with a water vacuum seal. I read that the first 24 - 48 hours are crucial to the success of the kraut. I also read that the kraut should develop its own ...
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What variety of green beans make the best pickled green beans?
I grow bush and pole bean of various varieties, mostly to make pickled green beans. I want to find a variety to grow that is string - free, long and straight, bright green, with good flavor. I like my ...
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Looking for non-standard (i.e. no dill) fermented pickle suggestions
I'm looking for some outside the box ideas for fermented (sour) pickles. Fermented pickles only use a salt water brine, spices and some time.
Here's a short list of what I'm NOT looking for:
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I wanted to make homemade pickles, does it matter what type of salt I use?
I've got the spices, jars, etc. I was wondering if there is a special salt, or can I just use table salt?
