[Magdalen] Kimchi pickle review.

[Charles Wohlers]

Personally,if you're eventually canning it (storing it at room temperature 
and not in the fridge) after fermentation is complete, then, yes, I'd 
sterilize them and prepare the jars just as one would jam, jelly, or canned 
tomatoes.

Chad Wohlers
about to go plant garlic in colorful
Woodbury, VT USA
chadwohl at satucket.com



-----Original Message----- 
From: Sally Davies
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 2:09 PM
To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Kimchi pickle review.

Along similar lines, a question from colleagues at our office who are
following this conversation with interest on the sidelines...

Do you have to sterilise the pickling jars?

Ours have plastic lids that can't be heated (though the jar is glass and
can take heat). So if you do have to sterilise can you use
Milton/Sterilising fluid?

Sally

On Thursday, October 15, 2015, Charles Wohlers <charles.wohlers at verizon.net>
wrote:

> These sorts of fermented foods have been made for over a thousand years -
> food poisoning from them, while possible, is very rare. As noted by 
> others,
> the good bacteria involved create conditions (mainly high acidity) which
> kill the bad bacteria. Many of us here have done canning of jams, 
> tomatoes,
> etc., which is no less "dangerous". As long as one follows directions and
> doesn't consume food which doesn't look or smell right, you'll be fine.
>
> Chad Wohlers
> Woodbury, VT USA
> chadwohl at satucket.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Lynn Ronkainen
> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 5:50 PM
> To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Kimchi pickle review.
>
> Sibyl>Please, if any of you dies of food poisoning, pre-arrange to have
> your
> heirs and assigns let the rest of us know?  I might want to try this,
> but it's starting to sound dangerous.
>
> !!having the same thoughts here Sibyl!
> Lynn
>
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> a
> single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me."
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> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Sibyl Smirl" <polycarpa3 at ckt.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 3:07 PM
> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Kimchi pickle review.
>
> On 10/14/15 12:48 PM, M J [Mike] Logsdon wrote:
>>
>>> Both of our (Mike's and mine) pickles are continuing to "work" in the
>>>>>>
>>>>> fridge, Lynn. They seem to be doing so in varying ways. Mine are
>>> great!<<<
>>>
>>> Mine probably are too!  (Remember I had unreal expectations over the
>>> weekend.)  I think I'll try another one tonight, since I've already
>>> compromised the seal, and see how I fare.  The unsealed one won't be 
>>> opened
>>> until needed.  And this coming weekend I'll make another couple jars, 
>>> just
>>> more tightly packed this time, in case too much free floating is the
>>> problem.  I don't think it is, because there's just too much spice in 
>>> that
>>> water for it to be.  But it may actually be too much water. We'll see
>>> (taste)!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Please, if any of you dies of food poisoning, pre-arrange to have your
>> heirs and assigns let the rest of us know?  I might want to try this, but
>> it's starting to sound dangerous.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Sibyl Smirl
>> I will take no bull from your house!  Psalms 50:9a
>> mailto:polycarpa3 at ckt.net
>>
>
>