Today I spotted pickling vinegar at the supermarket. I had a look and it is
6%. I suppose one needen't boil it down?

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On 4/8/2011 10:30 AM, 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?
>
You still need to follow the proper recipe O. Most say just bring the
product to a boil and hold it for x number of minutes. That is to
sterilize the product, not to boil down the vinegar. 5% is the standard
in the US, other nations have different standards. I would go with the
6% and just follow the recipe.

"George Shirley" > wrote in message
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> On 4/8/2011 10:30 AM, 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?
>>
> You still need to follow the proper recipe O. Most say just bring the
> product to a boil and hold it for x number of minutes. That is to
> sterilize the product, not to boil down the vinegar. 5% is the standard in
> the US, other nations have different standards. I would go with the 6% and
> just follow the recipe.

Thanks, George, I thought I would but wanted to check with the experts)

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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?
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"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
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"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.

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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.

It's 7% here in Canada, but I don't use it for pickles. Tried it once
and you'd be amazed at the difference those 2% make! Nasty...

"Dave Balderstone" > wrote in message
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> 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.
>
> It's 7% here in Canada, but I don't use it for pickles. Tried it once
> and you'd be amazed at the difference those 2% make! Nasty...

What does it get used for?


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Ophelia wrote:
> "Dave Balderstone" > wrote:
>
>> It's 7% here in Canada, but I don't use it for pickles. Tried it once
>> and you'd be amazed at the difference those 2% make! Nasty...
>
> What does it get used for?

On fries/chips at least. As a an optional flavoring at the table for
soups or stews. In pickling I've only seen distilled vinegar in
recipes. The strong flavor of malt vinegar isn't promising for
pickling, no matter the strength.

In article >,
"Ophelia" > wrote:

> "Dave Balderstone" > wrote in message
> > It's 7% here in Canada, but I don't use it for pickles. Tried it once
> > and you'd be amazed at the difference those 2% make! Nasty...
>
> What does it get used for?
>
>
> --

I'm guessing it might be used for household cleaning.

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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;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller

On Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:39:59 -0600, Dave Balderstone
> wrote:

>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.
>
>It's 7% here in Canada, but I don't use it for pickles. Tried it once
>and you'd be amazed at the difference those 2% make! Nasty...

7% is not all that common in my area of Southern Ontario and it is
much more expensive than the 5%. We have tried 7% in the past and
noticed little if any difference between it and the 5% so will never
pay extra for it again. 5% distilled white vinegar is cheaper than
water at Costco. Besides, most pickling recipes I've seen specify 5%.
We're talking 5% regular distilled white vinegar. "O" is talking malt
vinegar. At the price of malt vinegar around here, we'd have to up our
line of credit or re-mortgage the house to buy enough for a season's
worth of pickling.

Ross.

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.

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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;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> 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.

I haven't seen that but I haven't looked for it either. Once I start
pickling new stuff, maybe I will have to start looking for different
vinegars
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On 4/13/2011 9:03 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
> ...
>> 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.
>
> I haven't seen that but I haven't looked for it either. Once I start
> pickling new stuff, maybe I will have to start looking for different
> vinegars

Most of the flavor in pickled stuff comes from herbs and/or spices and
not the vinegar. Vinegar is generally used to make whatever is pickled
safe to keep and eat. Creepy crawlies don't like vinegar. The standard
for pickling here is 5% vinegar, usually white but I suppose you could
use any type as long as it is at least 5% USP(United States
Pharmacopoeia) of course the UK may have a different standard. I have
used apple cider and red wine vinegar for pickles a few times but was
not happy with the taste of the final product. All of those flavored
vinegars in this country, with minor exceptions, are 5%USP.

We went by Lowe's garden center after Miz Anne's doctor appointment this
morning, picked up some more tomato plants, sweet chiles, squash, both
zucchini and straight neck yellow, and some Ichiban eggplant. I will
plant them later today along with some green beans, small yellow pear
tomatoes, etc. from seed we already have. Included will be the George's
Longhorn mild chile, I used sweet longhorns and various hot chiles to
breed them into a mild, very prolific sweet chile that ripens red but is
very good green. Took about fifteen years of playing with them to get
what I wanted.

Miz Anne is doing very well according to the doctor. He told her that
25% of hip surgery patients her age die within one year, she's not one
of those according to him, another 25% go into nursing homes within one
year, she's also not one of those, another 25% tend to have problems for
the rest of their lives and the group she's in live to a ripe old age
without problems. He's thinks she's exceptional and is healing rapidly.

Ophelia wrote:
....
> I haven't seen that but I haven't looked for it either. Once I start
> pickling new stuff, maybe I will have to start looking for different
> vinegars

apple cider vinegar is what we
use for most of our cooking and
canning.

distilled vinegar is used for
cleaning and if we run out of
the other, but not preferable
at all for the taste is blah
in comparison to cider vinegar.


songbird