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> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
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>> news.albasani.net wrote:
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>>> "The Cook" > wrote in message
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>>>> I now have 12 quarts of sliced cucumbers in lime water. Tomorrow
>>>> after they have been rinsed well I will sort them out and make some
>>>> dill and some sweet pickles.
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>>>> DH just came in with about a quart of blackberries. Think I will make
>>>> a pie and endure the seeds. I love blackberry pie.
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>>> What is lime water?
>> Water with pickling lime dissolved in it. It is used to crisp up
>> vegetables for pickling. Usual market brand is Mrs. Wages. I've used
>> it for years myself.
> Mrs Wages is not available in Canada. I'll have to bring some back next
> spring. thanks.
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You can use Ball/Bernadin Pickle Crisp to crisp up your pickles plus
Ball/Bernadin makes their own Pickling Lime, have a couple of boxes of
each in the pantry. Take a look around or find some on line if really
needed. That's how I got my Pickle Crisp as there weren't any in stores
around here. I popped the question to my favorite supermarket manager
and he says it will be in stock next pickling season.