zxcvbob wrote:

> Yesterday I cut up a small head of cauliflower and packed it in a quart
> canning jar with brine from a big jar of Vlasic jalapeno slices.

Yar, I always save the brine from commercial pickle jars and use it for
pickling blanched (parcooked) veggies like carrot spears, cauliflower, etc.

B/