In article >,
"Ophelia" > wrote:

> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > "Ophelia" > wrote:
> >
> >> Today I spotted pickling vinegar at the supermarket. I had a look and it
> >> is
> >> 6%. I suppose one needen't boil it down?
> >>
> >> --
> > Boil it down to what end? It's stronger than most vinegar available
> > here. I should think you could use it in any pickling recipe without
> > concern for safety. What will you be pickling, Miss O?
>
> Ahh I didn't actually buy any because I have plenty of regular 5% malt
> vinegar in my store. I saw it on a shelf of a store where one would not
> normally see such a thing and it had a fancy label proclaiming it to be
> 'Pickling Vinegar'! I was curious and had a look at it to see what it was.
>
> Just curiosity is all I had never seen that before.
>
> --

Got it. For a brief time, there was (in my market area) a 6% "pickling
vinegar" made by Heinz, I think. I *think* 6% vinegar for pickling is
common (or at least not unusual) in Canada. Here, not so much.

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;
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