> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 15 Jan 2014 21:00:27 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
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>>"Gary" > wrote in message
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>>> Ophelia wrote:
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>>>> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
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>>>> > In article >,
>>>> > Nancy Young > wrote:
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>>>> >> I watch someone pickling vegetables on Victory Garden. They put
>>>> >> grape leaves in the jar to maintain crispness.
>>>> >
>>>> > Nancy, that's what I grew up with, too. Mom always put a grape leaf
>>>> > on
>>>> > top before filling the (fresh pack) jars with boiling brine.
>>>>
>>>> Do you still do that, Barb?
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>>> I wonder if that really makes a difference or is it just an urban
>>> myth?
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>>Me too.
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> When I pickle, I top the jar off with a bit of cabbage leaf. I do that
> to help keep the product down in the brine.

I would never have thought of using cabbage))
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