In article >,
George Shirley > wrote:

> Opened our first jar of mixed pickled vegetables yesterday afternoon.
> Excellent taste and crunch, even the turnips were tasty and did not
> cause gastric distress as cooked ones do. I should have purchased some
> red radishes to include but could not find any locally. The radishes
> tend to lend a red coloration to the other veggies and make a more
> attractive pickle.

Don't the radishes bleed out?

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
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