Pickling lime

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Quoted message said:

Hi. I have a recipe that calls for "1 inch of pickling lime."
However, the pickling lime I bought is in powdered form. Does anyone
know how much powder is equivalent to 1 inch? Thanks for any info.

-sj

Sounds like a typo.

I'm betting it's "1 pinch".
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Quoted message said:

Sounds like a typo.

Could be. Well, I just want to make lime water. Does anybody know
how much pickling lime I should add per quart of water?

Oops, I didn't see your last part, Omelet. Oh, "1 pinch"? The recipe
is supposed to make 2 quarts of lime water, and somehow that seems
like too little.

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In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted message said:

Hi. I have a recipe that calls for "1 inch of pickling lime."
However, the pickling lime I bought is in powdered form. Does anyone
know how much powder is equivalent to 1 inch? Thanks for any info.

-sj

Sounds like a typo.

I'm betting it's "1 pinch".

Depends on the recipe -- it would be easier to judge if we knew what
it was for. My great-grandmother's sweet pickle recipe calls for 1
cup of lime. But if the OP is making something besides pickles...

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Jani in WA

Oh pshaw, on Mon 08 Oct 2007 10:59:47a, meant to say...

Quoted message said:

Oops, I didn't see your last part, Omelet. Oh, "1 pinch"? The recipe
is supposed to make 2 quarts of lime water, and somehow that seems
like too little.

One cup pickling lime per gallon of water. You can work the ration down.
As with all lime pickles, following the soak in the lime solution, the
pickles need to be very well soaked in several batches of clear water to
remove the lime.

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Wayne Boatwright
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Quoted message said:

Hi. I have a recipe that calls for "1 inch of pickling lime."
However, the pickling lime I bought is in powdered form. Does anyone
know how much powder is equivalent to 1 inch? Thanks for any info.

Please post the recipe for accurate responses.

-sw

Thanks, Little Malice, Wayne Boatwright, and Sqwertz. Actually, I'm
using the lime water to treat cornmeal, the way they do in Mexico. I
realize that you can buy masa harina, but I want to do it this way
from scratch. I'm at work right now, so I don't have the recipe
handy, but the "1 cup to 1 gallon" ratio sounds good enough! 🙂
Thanks again.

-sj

Oh, just wanted to add--the recipe says to let the lime water sit
overnight, and then to pour the water carefully off the top so as not
to disturb the sediment, so it sounds like rinsing won't be necessary,
or at least the recipe doesn't call for it.

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Sounds like a typo.

Could be. Well, I just want to make lime water. Does anybody know
how much pickling lime I should add per quart of water?

Not much, half a teaspoon at a guess. If by "lime" you mean calcium
hydroxide it isn't very soluble, so to get a saturated solution doesn't take
much solute but does take a fair bit of shaking, stiring and waiting.

David