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Preserving food by immersion in vinegar or brine

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pickled cucumbers seemingly lasting "forever"

My girlfriend's grandma has made pickled cucumbers for decades and distributed them to her whole family. They are delicious, despite the jars looking like swamp water. On one occasion, we got her some new jars and she later said that the older jars…
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Water seal vs open crock pickles

I was lent a crock with a water seal lip, which was used for making sauerkraut. I want to use it for making pickles, which I have usually done by placing a cloth over the crock. Searching for information online, I can only find that I'm less likely…
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Should I top up pickling cabbage solution?

I'm making a first attempt at pickling cabbage. I compressed some cabbage in a suitable container, and added hot vinegar with spices to it, making sure to fill it right up to the brim. I put it in the fridge. The next day I take a look at it, and…
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Shelf stability of uncanned vinegar-pickled vegetables

So far I've been storing my pickles (beans, sliced cucumbers, chillies; pickled in vinegar, not fermented) in the fridge from day zero, not canned, just in jars with a decently airtight sealing push-top lid. But I like them, so I'm losing a lot of…
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Making Pickles - Confirming Sanitization Procedure

I'm about to make a batch of dill pickles. The recipe it pretty straightforward: A batch of firm baby cucumbers 1 cup of water 1 cup of vinegar 1 heaping tablespoon of salt 4 cloves of garlic, sliced 1 pinch of red pepper flakes The instructions…
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What to do with too-dry sun dried tomatoes?

I bought a huge bunch of sun-dried tomatoes with the intent of pickling them in olive oil. So I started with a small batch, but still after weeks in the oil, they are still hard. So I guess they are just way too dry. Is there any way to use these…
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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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Which vinegar is more suitable for pickling red onions?

I want to make pickled red onions, but I'm not sure which vinegar is more suitable - white vinegar or rice vinegar. From my research, white vinegar is the most common choice - it has a stronger, sharper flavor than rice vinegar, which is a little…
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Are a few air bubbles in a fermenting pepper jar okay?

I'm making America's Test Kitchen's fermented jalapeno recipe for the first time. Here's a pay-walled link. The general idea is you pack halved-through-the-stem jalapenos, shallots, garlic and lime zest into a quart jar, make a high-salinity brine,…
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Can pickles be made in brine without sealing them in vacuum but kept in the refrigerator for a few weeks?

If you sterilize a glass container in boiling water, add cucumbers + spices with a 3.5% salinity brine and close the container without creating vacuum, can you let it pickle for a few days and then keep it refrigerated for consumption over the…
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Do cocktail onions need to be pressure canned

I've decided that the cocktail onions I can buy pale in comparison to some that I've had in better establishments. They're tiny and lack crunch, even when I try to buy something top-notch. So, I think I'd like to try my hand at making them. There…
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Canned (shelf stable) pickled eggs that don't require refrigeration?

Terminology: when I refer to "canned eggs", I'm referring to pickled/marinated eggs that have been processed, and can be stored at room temperature long term (i.e. shelf stable). When I refer to just "pickled eggs", I'm referring to…
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Pickle handling

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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