Mrs. Wages Pickling Lime (1-Pound Resealable Bag), Green
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Yes, I nixtamalized corn with this method last year. In a nutshell, you bring the corn and lime water mixture to a boil for about 20 minutes, then set it aside overnight. To remove the skins, rub the kernels between your hands the next morning while rinsing with water. More information is available on the internet, of course.
Keeping eggs in a food-safe container is a good idea. Pickling lime (calcium hydroxide) is used to make a safe lime solution. The calcium solution seals the eggshells and keeps the eggs fresh for up to a year.
I'm not sure where I got this information, but it was on the internet. Pickling vs. Fermenting: What's the Difference? What you should keep in mind is this: Pickling is the process of soaking foods in an acidic liquid to give them a sour taste. When foods are fermented, the sour flavor is produced by a chemical reaction between the sugars in the food and bacteria already present in the environment — no additional acid is required.
No, I don't believe so. Sure, try it- To make jam, you'll need jell.
Selected User Reviews For Mrs. Wages Pickling Lime (1-Pound Resealable Bag), Green
In my search for a retailer in metro Portland, OR that stocked "pickling lime," I found it incredibly frustrating, so I turned to Amazon, where I was astounded to learn that this seemingly ordinary chemistry was so expensive. Food- In today's industrialized economy, grade is no longer a mystery when it comes to ingredient processing. This, on the other hand, appears to be a deep gouge. The product's quality appears to be satisfactory. However, without the use of equipment to determine the purity of the contents, one is limited to their eyesight, intuition, and trust. Given that I'm new to pickling, I wish I had done more research before purchasing this product because I discovered that calcium chloride (CaCl2) is suitable and far less expensive. It's all about living and learning.
I bought this lime to use as a water glass for my extra eggs. So far, everything appears to be in order, and it's extremely simple to use. I'll get two years out of this one-pound resealable bag.
There were three times when I made pickles. The first batch was fermented, and half of them became mushy. The second batch was stored in the refrigerator, and it shriveled. This is the third time I've used it, and it really does keep the cucumbers crisp overnight.
Blue corn, which has naturally hard kernels, was soaked in this for about 20 hours. Soaking them in lime softens them up enough to use a matate to grind them into a smooth mush for tortillas, tamales, cornbread, and other uses. This lime is fantastic for this, and we'll be ordering more after our next crop of blue corn.
I played around with it and my first attempt at nixtamalizing corn with it worked out beautifully. Getting a slightly soft, chewy texture, similar to a really firm marshmallow, is highly recommended. The dried field corn I use would be difficult to chew and digest if not for this.
The color is bright white. It was less expensive than limewash paint, which was unavailable at the time I needed it. I'm very pleased.
This was purchased for the purpose of making masa dough for tortillas. It works great! I soaked my corn overnight in a mixture of this and water, then rinsed well and ground the corn in my food processor. I live in a neighborhood where there aren't many in-home childcare options. I had a lot of store options for things like this, so the price and quality were both excellent.
This pound bag was the cheapest Calcium Hydroxide I could find that wasn't intended for a lawn or contained an excessive amount of the product; I only use a few grams when brewing a few darker beers, so it should last me a long time; the ingredients don't list any other additives, and it is food grade, which are two things I look for when purchasing my water additions.
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