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Can you replace citric acid for pickling lime?
Pickling lime used to be an accepted method of adding crispness to pickled cucumbers. The USDA no longer recommends use of pickling lime. Pickling lime is alkaline and must all be washed off of the cucumbers or it can result in a less acidic pickling solution. It the pickling solution is not acidic enough it can allow botulism an environment in which to grow. Botulism cases have been linked to this situation and this is the reason it is no longer recommended.
Differences between lime water and lime juice?
Lime water is calcium hydroxide diluted in water while lime juice is the juice from lime fruit which contains different chemicals like vitamin c, citric acid, and sugars.
Why is calcium hydroxide and limewater caOH2?
Ca(OH)2 is Calcium hydroxide (by chemical name), also known as lime, slaked lime, slack lime or pickling lime (by trivial and geological name)Limewater is the name of saturated solution of it in water.
What are examples of pickling food?
Examples of pickling food are :Pickled onionsBeetroot that comes in a jar with vinegar inKeeping anything in a cool dry place soaking in vinegarHope you fine this usefulxxx
What are pickle's used for?
Microorganisms are not a good thing when it comes to pickling. Generally you want to kill off microorganisms when pickling.
Is white wash or pickling stain flat paint watered down?
NO they aren't. You can do a white wash finish using watered down paint, but a pickling stain has lime in it. This produces a slightly different effect. A pickling stain will tend to accentuate the wood grain a little more noticeably and will also have a few more shades of color giving a little more depth to the finished look.
What variety of cucumbers produce the miniature cucumbers that are pickled and sold whole as opposed to slices?
Plant cucumber seeds that specifically say they are pickling cucumbers. Then pick the small ones for Gherkin (small, whole, sweet) pickles. The recipe on the pickling lime package is a real good one.
What spice grows feathery leaves and is used for pickling?
Dill
What is used for pickling. Acids or bases?
Acids eg vinegar
What do slaked lime do for jam?
Lime is not used in jam. Lime used to be used in pickles to make them crisp. However, the USDA no longer recommends using lime in food processing for home preserving.
What must be done to hot-rolled steel in the mill before it can be cold finished?
Hot rolled steel must be descaled by pickling in acid with a lime water rinsebefore it can be cold finished
Is an acid or a base used in pickling?
There are many ways to 'pickle' cucumbers and vegatables. The most common recipes for pickling involve vinegar (distilled or apple cider vinegar) and salt. Both distilled and apple cider vinegar contain acetic acid. So your answer is 'acid.'
