Food coloring?
"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 3 Apr 2011 19:32:16 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
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>> "gloria.p" > wrote in message
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>>> On 4/3/2011 7:14 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 03 Apr 2011 18:45:00 -0600, gloria.p wrote:
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>>>>> It says that w/o artificial food coloring most foods would be an
>>>>> unappetizing pale brown or tan. They showed popsicles that were
>>>>> a very pale gray. Pickles would be gray w/o added color. Flavored
>>>>> Jello
>>>>> would be tan.
>>>>
>>>> I've made pickles and they were green without adding any added
>>>> colorants. Just checked three jars of pickles and none of them list
>>>> artificial (or natural) color.
>>>>
>>>> So I have no idea what they're referring to.
>>>
>>> Commercially prepared pickles.
>>
>> But why would they be gray? I have three different brands of pickles
>> here.
>> Three different kinds. None have color added.
>
> Turmeric makes the insides yellow, I guess is what they're referring
> to. But as you mentioned, my half sours (no vinegar) are cream
> colored and do not contain any colarants.
>
> Maybe it's the vinegar pickles that have the turmeric to make their
> insides yellow (otherwise sickly grey?). IIRC, Vlassic and similar
> ilk are yellow inside.
Yeah.
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