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| 3967.1 | Re bread and butter pickles w/no sugar | GENRAL::JORDAN | | Tue Aug 16 1994 23:44 | 6 |
| I'm not very familiar with canning, but I have been told that you cannot cook
nutrasweet (equal) I guess the flavor goes away?
I love bread and butter pickles.
LJ
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| 3967.2 | | BIGQ::GARDNER | justme....jacqui | Wed Aug 17 1994 09:18 | 7 |
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Check to see if the fake-sugar packet has a company's 800 number
and call that. They usuallly have test kitchens that work up
ideas for the public as part of a push to sell more product.
justme....jacqui
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| 3967.3 | | SOLVIT::ALLEN_R | | Thu Aug 18 1994 07:04 | 10 |
| My wife, who is an expert on pickling and nutrition, says the only way
one can do this with NutraSweet etc. is to use a cold pack method.
(Because heating the NutraSweet causes it to become very bitter and
changes it chemically). A cold pack method does not require heating
the jars for sealing but they have to be kept refrigerated and have a
limit on their self life. She says you just follow the recipe, substitute
the sugar with the no-cal substitute, and instead of processing the
jars just put them in the refrigerator.
The tool-free number on the Equal box is 1-800-323-5316 9am-3pm CST
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| 3967.4 | Thanks (and it doesn't heat up the house) | CUPMK::TEMPLE | | Thu Aug 18 1994 10:19 | 3 |
| Thanks so much. That really *does* make sense ... and much easier as
well. I'll try it this weekend.
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| 3967.5 | | SOLVIT::ALLEN_R | | Thu Aug 18 1994 10:24 | 16 |
| and she kept looking and found a recipe in her Joy of Cooking for
Saccharin pickles that only says to seal the jars but does not say to
process them. and it specifically says not to heat the mixture before
putting it in the jars with the cukes.
She used to help her Aunt Clara make pickles and remembers making them
for people that need to not have sugar but can't remember the
particulars.
While the sugar does act as part of the preservative if one makes a
small batch and eats them within a couple of months I would think that
the vinegar would be plenty. If one refrigerates them they should
stay OK for four or five months. Just make sure the jars and lids are
very clean (sterilize them in boiling water or a steam? ) and don't
use fingers to pack or take anything from the jar that may cause
contaminates to cause spoiling.
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