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A Russian food store started charging for pickle brine

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52144) • Staten Island, New York 21 Jun 19

One of the Russian grocery stores that I shop at has many locations. Apparently, one of them started charging for the pickle brine. The price is 50 cents/lb. Someone posted a picture of the sign in a Facebook cooking group and...

charging for brine

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Oh, Pickle!!

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169474) • United States 2 Jun 16

I like dill pickles and other salty pickles a lot. I save the juice/brine off my pickles and boil it and pour it over assorted vegetables, including cucumber slices. We have been thinning the onions at the garden. I had a bunch...

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speaking of pickles

3SnuggleBunnies @3SnuggleBunnies (16374) • United States 10 Jun 12

Seeing another friends discussion got me wondering if anyone else does this with their store bought pickles... I usually drain half to all the brine out of the pickle jar and fill it up with water to reduce the amount of salt in...

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unusual local custom of urine brined eggs

3SnuggleBunnies @3SnuggleBunnies (16374) • United States 6 Sep 11

I thought this traditional food was quite unusual....

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How to brine a turkey?

maria_k @maria_k (925) • United States 22 Nov 08

This Thanksgiving I'll roast a trukey and people told me that I shoiud brine it first to keep the meat moist and seasoning. Can anyone tell me how to brine it?: what is the way you brine the turkey. I am going to need a 10 lbs...

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Brine

crazy_ol_lady @crazy_ol_lady (1014) • United States 30 Oct 07

What exactly is brine? To me it is a mixture of salt and water. My next question is how much salt to how much water? I'm not too sure here. I usually use about 1 cup salt to 1 gallon of water. Is this about right, or is it...

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Is a Desalination Plant the answer to Water shortage?

jennybianca @jennybianca (12912) • Australia 8 Sep 07

A desalination plant is a system whereby salt water can be treated enough to be used by people. It can be drunk, bathed in, watered the garden & do our washing with. This is an excellent idea for countries that have a severe...

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