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What is a disadvantage of pickling?
Pickling can only be used for foods that will be used pickled. Once you have pickled something, you cannot substitute it for a fresh ingredient in a recipe.
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.'
What is acid pickling?
Acid pickling means pickle the acid.
What is the process of soaking and storing food in brine?
pickling
What are the disadvantages of food preservation?
Pickling alters the taste of foods permanently by soaking them in a solution that changes their flavor but allows them to be preserved for a longer period of time. Pickling can only be used for foods that will be used pickled. Once you have pickled something, you cannot substitute it for a fresh ingredient in a recipe.
Contents of pickle juice?
Vinegar is the main ingredient some add water, the others are the spices which very such as sugar, salt, dill, garlic, onion, and cloves.
Can you use a regular cucumber to make pickles?
Certain varieties of cucumbers have been bred specifically for use in pickling. By using these varieties, the home pickling enthusiast will end up with a crisper and more flavorful result. If growing cucumbers at home, be sure to select seeds that are labeled as "pickling" or "good for pickling" on the seed packet. Good choices for pickling cucumbers include: Pioneer, National Pickling, Saladin, Bush Pickling Liberty Hybrid, Ballerina, Boston Pickling, and Eureka Hybrid.
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.
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.
What is the process in which impurities are removed from a metal by dipping the metal in acid?
The process is usually referred to as pickling, or descaling.
Why can't you use aluminum pan in pickling?
Because the acid in the pickling liquor reacts with the aluminum and spoils the pickles.
What turns the process of canning vegetables into pickling vegetables?
The addition of vinegar and the processing times are different for pickling than for canning. Canning cooks the vegetables thoroughly whereas pickling is done from the veggie's raw state.
