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Does anyone know of a way to make relish or pickles using lemon juice instead of vinegar?My husband cannot have vinegar in his diet.Please help me!!
Plants: 2 | From: British columbia | Registered: Sep 2005
| Seeded: 207.194.127.42
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You would use the same amount of bottled lemon juice in relish recipes. Same for salsa. Be sure to use bottled lemon or lime juice since it has to meet a certain standard to be sold. Fresh lemons and limes vary in acidity and may not be acidic enough to preserve your food. I have no idea how the flavor would compare, but it is not a safety issue. Bottled lemon juice is actually twice as acidic as 5 % vinegar, but the taste is more mild. I use bottled lemon juice in salsa recipes and it is good. Perhaps just try a half batch of a relish or a jar or two of a quick pack pickle recipe and see how they taste. Use a current recipe as many of the old recipes are not safe because years ago vinegar could be as much as 40 % acidity. You will need at least half bottled lemon juice to water ratio for a pickle brine. If you try it, let me know how the taste is. I looked for a recipe for you but could not find one.
Plants: 53 | From: Wa. | Registered: Jul 2005
| Seeded: 67.160.142.185
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