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Default Pickling and added water

In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote:

> On Fri, 2 Sep 2011 12:01:30 +0100, Ophelia wrote:
>
> > I use Sarsons but I boil it to reduce the liquid (driving off some of the
> > water?)

>
> And the vinegar. Exhale, then take a whiff of that boiling vinegar.
> I really don't think vinegar reduces well - unless it's a vinegar with
> a fair amount of solids which would be the only reason to reduce it.
> Anything lighter than malt vinegar is worthless trying to reduce, IMO


I don't think so either. The boiling point of pure vinegar isn't that
much higher than water. I think boiling it is just going to stink up
the room.

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