thin scum on pickled peppers

Quoted message said:

Hi, I recently bought a large jar of 'pickled mild peppers', which said on
the label it was from Turkey.
Nearly two weeks later, with the jar only half used; I find a kind of thin
mildew/fungus scum on the surface. It seems to wash off the peppers very
easily though, as they tend to get some of this scum on them as they are
pulled out of the jar.
Is it safe to do this, or should they all be thrown away please?
Also would it stop this scum on the surface forming, if we were to put in
some concentrated vinegar. Or is there another way?

Well, if it's anything like the slightly slimy/funky scum that forms
on sour kosher pickles from a barrel, then it's nothing to worry
about. Just give the peppers a quick rinse before eating them if you
like, but it's not necessary.
If the scum is dark in color or smells funky then I'd toss it.

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Quoted message said:

Hi, I recently bought a large jar of 'pickled mild peppers', which
said on the
label it was from Turkey.

Nearly two weeks later, with the jar only half used; i find a kind of
thin mildew/fungus scum on the surface. It seems to wash off the
peppers very easily though, as they tend to get some of this scum on
them as they are pulled out of
the jar.

Is it safe to do this, or should they all be thrown away please?

Also would it stop this scum on the surface forming, if we were to put
in some concentrated vinegar. Or is there another way?

thanks for any advice

I think it is reasonably safe to eat the peppers at this stage (after
washing of course), but only reasonably -- meaning that you *probably*
won't get violently ill. There is however a risk. It sounds like the
label should say on it, "Refrigerate after opening". If you had kept them
under refrigeration anyway, I would definitely throw them out.

As for vinegar, it is a natural preservative, but it will probably change
the taste a little. (Of course you could add some of the modern chemical
preservatives, some of which are surely carcinogens, but I wouldn't even
know how to procure any.)

Changstein

Pickled foods in general are NOT healthy to eat on a regular basis,
scum or no scum.

sci.bio.food-science Is the ng that you should have asked this question
on.

Just thought that you might want to know.

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Pickled foods in general are NOT healthy to eat on a regular basis,
scum or no scum.

sci.bio.food-science Is the ng that you should have asked this question
on.

Just thought that you might want to know.

thanks to all replies. why are pickles not healthy please?

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Pickled foods in general are NOT healthy to eat on a regular basis,
scum or no scum.

sci.bio.food-science Is the ng that you should have asked this question
on.

Just thought that you might want to know.

thanks to all replies. why are pickles not healthy please?

Some recommend drinking pickle juice and other similar juices, such as
sauerkraut.
It might have been discussed here.

Dee Dee

Quoted message said:

thanks to all replies. why are pickles not healthy please?

Loads and loads of sodium. Upsets body fluid balance.

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Pickled foods in general are NOT healthy to eat on a regular basis,
scum or no scum.

sci.bio.food-science Is the ng that you should have asked this question
on.

Just thought that you might want to know.

why are pickles not healthy please?

Pickling is a method of food preservation that was developed long
before refrigeration was available.

Pickled foods are associated with stomach cancer.
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On Sat 01 Apr 2006 09:45:42p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Mr. Natural-
Health?

Quoted message said:

Pickling is a method of food preservation that was developed long
before refrigeration was available.

Pickled foods are associated with stomach cancer.

You still didn't explain why.

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
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Wayne Boatwright said:

On Sat 01 Apr 2006 09:45:42p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Mr. Natural-
Health?

Quoted message said:

Pickling is a method of food preservation that was developed long
before refrigeration was available.

Pickled foods are associated with stomach cancer.

You still didn't explain why.

So?

I answered the question asked.

Perhaps, if you were to concentrate?

On Sat 01 Apr 2006 09:58:44p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Mr.
Natural-Health?

Quoted message said:

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Sat 01 Apr 2006 09:45:42p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Mr.
Natural- Health?

Quoted message said:

Pickling is a method of food preservation that was developed long
before refrigeration was available.

Pickled foods are associated with stomach cancer.

You still didn't explain why.

So?

I answered the question asked.

Perhaps, if you were to concentrate?

Perhaps if you weren't such an ass you wouldn't be so rude.

The question to which you replied would certainly imply wanting to know the
reason...not just a blanket statement. You were obviously not
concentrating on what was asked.

Your presence in this NG is certainly misplaced.

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Sat 01 Apr 2006 09:58:44p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Mr.
Natural-Health?

Quoted message said:

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Sat 01 Apr 2006 09:45:42p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Mr.
Natural- Health?

> Pickling is a method of food preservation that was developed long
> before refrigeration was available.
>
> Pickled foods are associated with stomach cancer.
>

You still didn't explain why.

So?

I answered the question asked.

Perhaps, if you were to concentrate?

Perhaps if you weren't such an ass you wouldn't be so rude.

The question to which you replied would certainly imply wanting to know the
reason...not just a blanket statement. You were obviously not
concentrating on what was asked.

Your presence in this NG is certainly misplaced.

What an Answer? How about this one? God designed the universe that
way.

The only person being rude here is YOU!

I answered the question asked.

So, screw you!

Just thought that you might want to know.

On Sun 02 Apr 2006 07:48:05a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Mr.
Natural-Health?

Quoted message said:

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Sat 01 Apr 2006 09:58:44p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Mr.
Natural-Health?

Quoted message said:

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sat 01 Apr 2006 09:45:42p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Mr.
> Natural- Health?
>
> > Pickling is a method of food preservation that was developed long
> > before refrigeration was available.
> >
> > Pickled foods are associated with stomach cancer.
> >
>
> You still didn't explain why.

So?

I answered the question asked.

Perhaps, if you were to concentrate?

Perhaps if you weren't such an ass you wouldn't be so rude.

The question to which you replied would certainly imply wanting to know
the reason...not just a blanket statement. You were obviously not
concentrating on what was asked.

Your presence in this NG is certainly misplaced.

What an Answer? How about this one? God designed the universe that
way.

The only person being rude here is YOU!

I answered the question asked.

So, screw you!

Just thought that you might want to know.

Worthless [censored]!

PLONK

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Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Sun 02 Apr 2006 07:48:05a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Mr.
Natural-Health?

Quoted message said:

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Sat 01 Apr 2006 09:58:44p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Mr.
Natural-Health?

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Sat 01 Apr 2006 09:45:42p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Mr.
>> Natural- Health?
>>
>> > Pickling is a method of food preservation that was developed long
>> > before refrigeration was available.
>> >
>> > Pickled foods are associated with stomach cancer.
>> >
>>
>> You still didn't explain why.
>
> So?
>
> I answered the question asked.
>
> Perhaps, if you were to concentrate?

Perhaps if you weren't such an ass you wouldn't be so rude.

The question to which you replied would certainly imply wanting to know
the reason...not just a blanket statement. You were obviously not
concentrating on what was asked.

Your presence in this NG is certainly misplaced.

What an Answer? How about this one? God designed the universe that
way.

The only person being rude here is YOU!

I answered the question asked.

So, screw you!

Just thought that you might want to know.

Worthless [censored]!

PLONK

Speaking of worthless [censored], your name comes to mind.

Why is anything healthy? Because scientific research studies say that
it is! Why are some foods unhealthy? Because scientific research
studies say that they are!

That is called reality. That is called being objective.

Don't agree? Then you are the one with the problem. Then you are the
one who owns the problem.

People, such as the the above Kook, go through life trying to blame
others for THEIR inability to articulate questions and comments,
clearly in English.

People like you only motivate me to be extremely nasty and short to
scum like you, and offortunately to people in general. Gee, I wonder
why? Could it have anything to do with your scummy behavior?

You suck, Wayne Boatwright! And, I don't mind saying so. 🙂

Just thought that you might want to know scum bucket!!!