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Wed, Aug 15, 12 at 19:29
| I picked some up end of season last year thinking I would use/need it for something and have yet to find any recipe that calls for it. what is it used for?? |
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- Posted by readinglady z8 OR (My Page) on Wed, Aug 15, 12 at 19:46
| Some sweet pickle recipes. Linda Lou has posted one here. The pickling section of the USDA Guide includes a recipe for Bread-and-Butter pickles using lime. Check the link. Carol |
Here is a link that might be useful: USDA Canning Guide Pickles
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| It is really outdated and not used much. Caustic to inhale the lime, plus you have to rinse and rinse it off the vegetables. I use Pickle Crisp. It is so much better and you can add right to the jars of pickles or to the brine to dissolve first. I have never used it in my sweet pickles, just the Pickle Crisp. |
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| Many of the old time pickle recipes used it and you still see it in a few recipes. With a few exceptions it has been replaced by Pickle Crisp. Gets the same results without the hazards of using lime. Dave |
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- Posted by readinglady z8 OR (My Page) on Wed, Aug 15, 12 at 21:00
| Sorry, Linda Lou. I remember previous discussions. I got the name wrong. Carol |
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| It's OK, Carol. Just figured if they looked for my recipe they may be confused. |
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| thanks. it is caustic to inhale? yikes. I usually use pickle crisp in all my pickling recipes and it works very well. I think I will just toss the bag then. Thanks! |
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- Posted by readinglady z8 OR (My Page) on Thu, Aug 16, 12 at 17:04
| Definitely caustic and you have to be very careful to rinse every bit off the cucumbers. A triple wash is standard. It's not like pickle crisp, which remains in the jar. Carol |
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