In this episode, Matt is talking all about pickling with Sydney Anderson, an Advanced Master Food Safety Advisor with the Ada County extension. Pickling is one of the best ways to preserve foods. It rides the food harmful bacteria and extends the food's life by creating an acidic environment or by using an anaerobic fermentation in a salt brine. Pickling also adds and provides for great expression in flavors.

Finally, remember that Grandma's pickling recipes will not work or be safe with modern vinegar.

RESOURCES

- National Center for Home Food Preservation, http://nchfp.uga.edu/