[Sca-cooks] Pickles

[Phlip]

Stefan skrev:

> Margali replied to me with:
> > Stefan, refrigerator pickles aren't pickles per se. Rzther than depend
on
> > long brining and heating to kill any detrimental beasties, fridge
pickles
> > use the brine as flavoring and use frigeration for safety. Freezer jams
use
> > the cell-destruction factor of freezing to do the mush/dissolve thing
rather
> > than long cooking, followed by refrigeration for safety.

> Sigh. Just like most of the 'smoked' meats that I've seen these days.
>
> Only a light smoking or even an artifical one, for taste only with
> no preservative effects.

Well, of course, Stefan, technology rules. Jeeze, what do you think this is,
the Middle Ages?

Phlip