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Vinegar
Vinegar
Oh goodness, I don't think I would do that if I were you. Vinegar is very important in the pickling process, its critical. Vinegar determines the pH of the pickling solution, the relative acidity of which affects whether bacteria in the food and solution are killed, affect the fermentation process, and the ultimate taste. You could well do all that work and end up with something that doesn't taste good, or worse, that could be dangerous for you to eat.
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.'
vinegar (when pickling), salt . . .
Acids eg vinegar
By using small amount of vinegar it preserve pickle.
Vinegar (as bought in your grocery store) is about 96% water. Salt dissolves rapidly in it.
Just like salt, to preserve meat, vinegar does the same to cucumbers.
Yes but the result will be different. The distilled white vinegar does not add any specific flavor but the apple cider vinegar will impart a distinctively "fruity" undertone to whatever you're pickling. The pickling process will succeed but your end result will change.
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.
Vinegar is diluted acetic acid-- it is as flavoring and in pickling.