http://awesomepickle.com/archives/229 A microbe herder's almanac Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:44:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://awesomepickle.com/archives/229/comment-page-1#comment-506 Eric Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:39:21 +0000 http://www.awesomepickle.com/?p=229#comment-506 Hi Sayre, I'm not sure what you mean by a water bath. As for the brine, I find there's no need to heat the water. I just use fine salt and a bit of brisk stirring and it dissolves quickly. Hi Sayre, I’m not sure what you mean by a water bath. As for the brine, I find there’s no need to heat the water. I just use fine salt and a bit of brisk stirring and it dissolves quickly.

]]> http://awesomepickle.com/archives/229/comment-page-1#comment-505 Sayre Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:28:58 +0000 http://www.awesomepickle.com/?p=229#comment-505 I'm going to try pickling asparagus tonight. I was going to try to do a water bath. What do you suggest 10min, 20 min. And how long until I can eat you think? Also, do you boil the water/salt mixture before adding it to make sure the salt is completely disolved? Let me know, thanks I’m going to try pickling asparagus tonight. I was going to try to do a water bath. What do you suggest 10min, 20 min. And how long until I can eat you think? Also, do you boil the water/salt mixture before adding it to make sure the salt is completely disolved?
Let me know, thanks

]]> http://awesomepickle.com/archives/229/comment-page-1#comment-396 Eric Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:02:04 +0000 http://www.awesomepickle.com/?p=229#comment-396 Hi Gizelle, do you mean that you have a milky-colored sediment at the bottom of your jar? That white stuff is a completely natural byproduct of the fermentation, so it's nothing to worry about. Enjoy the pickles! Hi Gizelle, do you mean that you have a milky-colored sediment at the bottom of your jar? That white stuff is a completely natural byproduct of the fermentation, so it’s nothing to worry about. Enjoy the pickles!

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