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| Hello folks :). I have done a lot of canning, freezing, and drying, but until now I couldn't eat vinegar-y things, so I have never made pickles. I figured I'd start with one jar of refrigerator pickles, see how that goes. Simple, right? I plan to use some mixed garden vegies -- green and purple string beans, carrots, magda and zukes. Looking at recipes online, I see that even the ones intended for fridge only, no canning, say to boil the vinegar and spice mix first. Why is that? To dissolve the sugar? If I am not using much sugar, and it just dissolves readily, do I still need to boil? Or is it more about heating the spices, and/or par-cooking the vegies when they are added to hot brine? Thanks for your help! |
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- Posted by myfamilysfarm 5b (My Page) on Wed, Aug 7, 13 at 18:51
| Sugar dissolves better when warm, or put into warm/hot liquid. If the directions say boil, then boil. |
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