Vinegar
Vinegar
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 . . .
To create a pickle one must first have a cucumber, quick process pickling mix, clear vinegar, and pickling jars. Clean the cucumbers, cut them into smaller pieces if desired. Combine pickling mix and vinegar together in a non-metal pot, and bring it to a boil. Fill the jars with cucumbers and pour the boiled pickle mix into the jars. Seal the jars, then boil them in a pot of water. Remove jars from water, and set aside to cool. The pickles can be eaten after 24 hours, though it is best to wait two weeks.
Acids eg vinegar
By using small amount of vinegar it preserve pickle.
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.
To pickle beetroot :- Make a spiced vinegar as follows - 1 quart of vinegar, 1/2 ounce peppercorns, 8 cloves, 1ounce sugar, Bring to the boil for a few minutes, pour over the cooked beetroot in the jars and close lids immediately.
It gets hot.
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.