[Sca-cooks] pickling

[Ian Kusz]

Excellent resource on the vats...thank you.

As for whether the flowers hold up, I have no idea.  I wanted to try it,
but I don't know where I can get those flowers....

On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Terry Decker <t.d.decker at att.net> wrote:

> Different types of tannin.  In wood, you can reduce the tanning by
> immersing the wood in boiling water, then soaking the wood, regularly
> replacing the water.  The processes for making and seasoning barrels likely
> reduce the tannin levels in them.
>
> Bear
>
>
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>  Tannins are desirable in pickling. Keeps the pickles crisp, that's why we
>> put grape leaves in, right?
>>
>> Selene Colfox
>>
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