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Pickling salt is the same as table salt but without iodine and caking agents added. Salt that is labeled "kosher salt" may be free of these additives and can be used in place of pickling salt but you'd have to check the package labeling to confirm the lack of additives.
vinegar (when pickling), salt . . .
KNO3 is potassium nitrate
No, salt absorb moisture.
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.
Sodium chloride is extracted from mines or seawater.
Salted water is frequently used for vegetables pickling.
Salted water is frequently used for vegetables pickling.
Food is preserved by curing with salt, smoking, pickling, drying, or canning.
Any difference, both are sodium chloride.
Using a salt keeper and putting salt in a moisture proof container servie the same purpose. Both will keep moisture out of salt. There are no benefits to the salt keeper.
one cup to one gallon water