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Appreciation post: My entire batch of pickles turned to mush last month. Figured out it was the wrong vinegar.
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taylor.susan11d ago
Gotta laugh at that paint thinner comment, @harper_rodriguez97, because my cousin did something similar with turpentine once. She thought any clear liquid in a jar would work for brine. Totally feel you on the wrong vinegar thing, it's a classic mistake. I did the same with apple cider vinegar once and my pickles just turned to sad, floppy mush. Now I label everything like a maniac.
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river_burns1mo ago
Ugh, that's the worst. My grandma's bread and butter pickle recipe is foolproof, but one time I grabbed "cleaning vinegar" by mistake from the basement shelf. The whole jar smelled like a science project and the cucumbers turned into slimy, see-through ghosts. I had to throw out two quarts. Now I keep the cooking vinegar on a totally different shelf.
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