I will look for fermented, thanks.

On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:44:44 -0700 (PDT), Sheldon >
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>Alan wrote:
>> Anyone know where to get jars for pickling cucumbers? ?I want to make
>> Kosher garlic pickles. ?I don't know if it is OK to use plastic and
>> maybe that is something that none of us really know. ?So, maybe glass
>> jars are the best. ?Any ideas?
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>For kosher garlic pickles canning jars are the absolute worst of all
>possible choces... they're too small, the opening is too small, and
>typically have metal parts.
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>What you want are earthenware glazed crocks, the 2 gallon size is good
>for beginners. You can also use 1 gallon wide mouth screw lid glass
>jars, the type you find in the stupidmarket filled with cooked
>pickles, but will need to encase the metal lid in many layers of
>plastic wrap. You can also use 5 gallon food safe plastic pails, they
>look like contractors pails but make sure yours are new food safe
>buckets... sometimes your local deli will give you a few.
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>Search the net for <FERMENTED pickle recipes>.
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