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No, do not use garlic salt. Canning salt should be used as it is the purest salt on the market. Table salt and other salts contain additives that can cause clouding of pickling syrups, jams, and jellies. To obtain the garlic flavor you want add 1 garlic clove to the bottom of the jar before filling with pickles and juice.
Yes if you freeze it first. Freezing kills any bacteria that might grow in the solution with pickles.
Yes you can used bottled minced garlic (with just water added) when canning pickles. After trying both bottled garlic and fresh garlic it can be noted that fresh garlic tastes better.
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Can you use dill seed if place of fresh dill for canning pickles?
Yes
When canning tomatoes do you need to add salt?
It isn't necessary to add salt to canning tomatoes, but if you do, be sure to use salt with no iodine.
When blanching foods does salt affect the color?
When doing any type of canning or perserving, do not use regular table salt, which can alter the color. Instead use canning salt or sea salt.
Can you substitute garlic powder for minced garlic?
It wouldn't be recommended unless you're looking for a really salty taste. Keep in mind that garlic salt is mostly salt with just some garlic flavor to it. If the recipe calls for salt, you might want to reduce or eliminate it if you're going to use garlic salt in place of garlic. If the recipe doesn't call for salt, garlic salt is probably not the best option.
Is garlic powder salt?
I guess so, as both of them are garlic based. Garlic powder is just that. Dried garlic that is finely divided. It doesn't have any salt in it. Garlic salt is an admixture of salt and garlic powder. In theory garlic powder is very simple: it's just dehydrated garlic cloves that have been ground to a powder. Some of the high quality brands you can buy are just that, pure garlic. Not all of the garlic powder on the market is pure. Sometimes artificial ingredients are added to "improve" the colour or flavour. As always, it's worth checking the ingredients before you buy. Sometimes garlic powder is included in other dried spice blends in the stores. The most common of these is garlic salt which is usually just salt plus powdered garlic. Obviously if you're using the powder as an alternative seasoning in order to cut down on your salt intake, there isn't much point using garlic salt
Are pickles saltey?
yes they are you use salt and vinager to make them. with a cucumber of coarse
When canning Dill pickles will alum keep them crispy?
The USDA no longer recommends the use of alum in pickles. Proper procedures in preparing and processing the cucumbers will result in crisp pickles. Additionally, you can add a product called Pickle Crisp to your cucumbers to ensure they are crisp and crunchy.
Can you use lemon juice in place of vinegar when canning pickles?
You could as they both have a similar strength of acid, however they would probably taste pretty funny...
Can granulated garlic be substituted for minced garlic?
Granulated granulated garlic is not the same as garlic salt. Granulated garlic is just garlic that has been dried, processed and granulated. Garlic salt is processed , dried garlic mixed with sea salt or other salts.
Is sea salt safe for home canning?
Yes, sea salt can be used in place of regular table salt as there is virtually no difference between most products labelled "sea salt" and other table salt. Some more expensive and regional sea salts may have certain extra minerals in them which give them a different color, such as pink, or black. These will also have slightly different flavor contributed by the minerals. But most sea salt is pretty much the same as white table salt. Remember, all salt came from the sea, at some point, whether it is mined from salt deposits underground, or from salt flats left over from a salty lake, or from the shores of a sea. However, most pickle recipes call for canning or pickling salt rather than regular table salt. Picking salt is made without the use of anti-caking agents or iodine. If you use regular table salt or sea salt, the anti-caking agents may make the brine cloudy, and if the salt is iodized, it may make the brine darker. Non-iodized salts are readily available, and although the brine may be a bit cloudy, the pickles should taste fine.
Can you reuse brine?
You may reuse brine only if it is to refrigerate something such as refrigerator pickles. If it is cloudy or murky, do not reuse. Also, you cannot use pre-used brine for canning.
What else can you use instead of alum for pickling?
The USDA no longer recommends alum in pickles. The alum was used in the past to make pickles crisp (it did not work very well). Most pickle recipes now create crispness by soaking cucumber slices in a salt water brine, kept cold for 6-24 hours. Refer to a modern recipe for making pickles.
