print email comment close The Accidental Scientist: Science of Cooking: Pickles URL: http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/pickles/ Description: Learn about the science behind pickling, "the ancient culinary craft of preserving foods in salt brine or vinegar." The site explores the science behind how a cucumber becomes a pickle, and provides an international pickle gallery (kimchi, chutney, pickled eggs, pickled herring), pickle facts, and pickle recipes (fried dill pickles, ceviche) and pickling tips. Also includes a discussion forum. From the Exploratorium. Publisher: Exploratorium Extra Keywords fermenting Library of Congress Subject Headings: Canning and preserving Cookery Pickles LII Database Information: Record 21138 created by Maria Brandt on 04/04/2006 Last modification on 04/04/2006 Published: 04/06/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/21138