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Default Pickling and added water


"Ophelia" > wrote
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> I use Sarsons but I boil it to reduce the liquid (driving off some of the
> water?)
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> I am interested to see the responses.
>
> O in UK


You are driving off the water, but you are also driving off the acetic acid
at the same time. "The boiling point of vinegar is only 213 degrees at a 5%
solution. Does the boiling leave maltose behind? What does it do to the
flavor?