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I have frequently reused pickle brine in recipes asking for vinegar. It has more interesting flavor than regular vinegar.
I have no idea if it can be reused for pickling though.
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How did pickles get the name pickles?
Bread and butter pickles got their name because bread and butter together are sweet. According to egullet.com, bread and butter pickles are named such because during the Depression, they were as regular a part of a diet as bread and butter. The difference between bread and butter pickles and sweet pickles is just a few ingredients. Sweet pickles use cinnamon, cloves, and allspice in a vinegar-sugar brine. Bread and butter pickles are made with turmeric. mustard, and onion in a vinegar-sugar brine. I looked for a definitive answer from some kind of pickle-expert, but wasn't able to find one. It seems as though the history of the name of Bread and Butter pickles is carried on through
Why use brine in making pickles?
You don't soak pickles in brine, you soak cucumbers in brine and you do it to turn the cucumbers into pickles.
Why is a pickle called a pickle and not a pickled cucumber?
Its easier to say pickle than pickled cucumbers. Also when we are talking about pickles we don't specify between "bread and butter" pickles and "dill" pickles. It's just word economy. Pickling is the process of preserving food in brine. You can have pickled okra, peppers, olives, herring, cabbage, eggs, pigs feet, sausages, etc...
What food is brine commonly used in?
pickles
What are some different kinds of pickles?
There are 2 general types of pickles or gherkins: sweet or sour. The tastes are created by the solution they are pickled in. "Brined" pickles get their sour taste from fermentation, as opposed to the vinegar solutions used for other pickles. Other types of pickles are kosher-type (sour or half-sour), bread-and-butter pickles (a sweeter taste), lime pickles (which may also be salt pickled), and Swedish thin-sliced pickles.
What is some information about pickles?
They are actually cucumbers soaked in brine
Can you reuse brine?
You may reuse brine only if it is to refrigerate something such as refrigerator pickles. If it is cloudy or murky, do not reuse. Also, you cannot use pre-used brine for canning.
How do you spell pikels?
The correct spelling of the plural noun is "pickles" (normally cucumbers in brine).
What are pickles really?
cucumbers and brine vinegar soak the cucumbers in the vinegar for about 48 hours
Is pickles an acids?
Any vegetable that has been pickled, whether in vinegar or brine, is an acid.
Do brine shrimp eat bread?
Yes, but they eat microschopic bits of bread
How long must cucumbers soak in brine before they become pickles?
It really depends on the intesity of the flavor you want and the kind of pickle you're making - the standard benchmark is about 2 weeks. They only take about 2 days to absorb the briny flavor, though. 2-day old pickles are known as "new pickles", while the older ones are known as "old pickles".
