Knowing how long a pickle will stay good for can be tricky. Luckily a little bit of understanding how a pickle is preserved can help us understand how long that pickle will last. I find making my own pickles incredibly rewarding. Taking fresh ingredients and preserving them for a later date means you can enjoy …
Pickled jalapenos don’t last long in my house. Pizza, burgers, sandwiches, nachos, hot dogs they all benefit from a spoonful of these sweet and piquant pickled jalapenos. The recipe is so simple and takes just a few minutes to put together. You can use them all straight away or put them in the refrigerator for …
Pickling and fermenting are two words used almost interchangeably sometimes which tends to make things confusing. In all honesty, there is some overlap, especially when looking at pickling and fermenting from a historical perspective. There is a difference between the two and modern methods do separate these two ways of preserving so in this article …
What is pickling salt and how is it different from any other kind of salt? That is what we are here to answer because preserving and fermenting vegetables or curing is reliant on salt. Making sure we have the right salt is important. The Short Answer So Many Types Of Salt With salt being such …
Tomato ketchup is one of those things you don’t really think to make. The stuff you buy in the store is so ingrained into your taste buds that you might find it hard to think that making your own tomato ketchup will ever be as good. This is one of those recipes you just have …
Fermentation weights, sometimes called fermentation stones or followers are just as important as your choice of fermentation jar or crock. If you are thinking about fermenting foods like fruit and vegetables then following some basic rules will ensure you end up with a delicious, tangy result rather than a potential spoiled, fuzzy ferment. Keeping your …
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Most people are familiar with Dill Pickles and Sauerkraut as pickled foods. The familiar tang of a pickle many people associate with vinegar and not another form of acid created via lactic acid fermentation. There are key differences between pickles preserve with vinegar and those pickled with lactic acid so let’s take a look at …
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Refrigerator pickles or quick pickles as they are known interchangeably are a way of pickling vegetables in vinegar, sugar and water that acts as a short-term preservative and flavour enhancer. Whilst quick pickles like this will not last as long as canned or fermented pickles the vegetables you preserve will last longer and most importantly …
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Pickling with vinegar is a really simple and quick way to preserve foods. Choosing the right vinegar to use can easily transform a pickle and there are plenty to choose from on the market so how do you decide which vinegar to use. In this article, we will look at what is required of a …
It is human nature to define things we come into contact with, it seems like everyone know what a pickle is but how do we define a pickle exactly. At its most basic a pickle is any food that preserved with an acid. This can include: Dill pickles Pickled onions Chutney Sauerkraut Relish amongst many …