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Pick fresh-pack or cured for pickle-making plan

Pick Fresh-pack or cured for pickle-making plan

We're in the midst of pickle-making season, so now would be a good time to put up a batch or two. Or 20.

The two basic styles of pickles are fresh-pack and cured. In both styles, acid is the key to their safety. It's either added to the cucumbers - typically in the form of vinegar - as in the case of fresh-pack pickles, or the cucumbers are induced to create their own acid by undergoing fermentation, which is what the process of "curing" is all about. During fermentation, friendly bacteria join forces with the sugars inside the cucumber, producing lactic acid, which, in turn, produces that familiar tang we all love in this style of pickle... Read Full Story