"Doug Freyburger" > wrote in message
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> Ophelia wrote:
>> "Dave Balderstone" > wrote:
>>
>>> It's 7% here in Canada, but I don't use it for pickles. Tried it once
>>> and you'd be amazed at the difference those 2% make! Nasty...
>>
>> What does it get used for?
>
> On fries/chips at least. As a an optional flavoring at the table for
> soups or stews. In pickling I've only seen distilled vinegar in
> recipes. The strong flavor of malt vinegar isn't promising for
> pickling, no matter the strength.

OK. We use malt on our chips/fries but I am sure it is 5%. I pickle with
that 5% vinegar but mostly for pickled eggs. I suppose because we are so
used to malt vinegar, we can tolerate it more than most.
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