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Check That Vinegar Label
Until recently, cider and distilled vinegar sold in the United States was dependably diluted to 5-percent acetic acid. All U.S. Department of Agriculture home-canning recipes that call for vinegar specify a strength of 5 percent, and in writing recipes myself … Continue reading
Posted in Pickles, Preserving science
Tagged checking pickle pH, Four Monks, Mizkan, percent acid, pH meter, vinegar
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