"Deb" > wrote in :

> I'm glad you reposted this. I meant to ask before when I saw it:
>
> Would they get slimy or soft if you BWB'd them?
>
> Do they have enough vinegar to safely not BWB 'em?
>
> This sounds rather like the 'Crystal Chunk' pickles Mom made when I
> was a kid, a hunnert years ago. We cut them in chunks instead of just
> slitting and BWB'd ours. 'Course Ma was cautious, we even pasteurized
> milk from our own cows.
>
> Deb

Proponents of the perpetual BWB would insist you do it. Personally, I
don't. There's plenty of vinegar in the syrup for safety's sake. I
don't make any pickle that has to be BWB'd, as I don't like the texture.

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