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To hold colors in fabrics, which tend to run, soak them for a few minutes in white distilled vinegar before washing.

Farm-To-Table Quick Pickles

Here’s a canny idea: home canning and pickling

This tasteful pastime for preserving food at home has soared in popularity, especially as part of the burgeoning Farm-to-Table movement.

Now, preserving food can be easier than many people realize, and vinegar is a key ingredient. For example, “refrigerator pickling” (also known as “quick pickles”) takes just four simple ingredients and three easy steps. It’s a fun way to enjoy local or organic vegetables, particularly if you have a small amount of produce to preserve. Enjoy as side dishes for entrées, condiments for your special cocktail or for your favorite snack; share them with family and friends at your next picnic or take some along as a delicious hostess gift.

Homemade pickles can be shared at a potluck supper or given as a clever hostess gift.

Basic Pickling Recipe

For every pound of vegetable:

1 cup vinegar

1 cup water

½ cup sugar

1 Tablespoon kosher salt

For variety, add ingredients such as fresh herbs, red pepper flakes, mustard seed, cumin seed, peppercorns, cloves of garlic, or any other pickling spice.

Preparation

Select, clean and prepare all vegetables. You can blanch them in boiling water, steam them lightly or roast them beforehand. The key is to start with crunchy vegetables. Pack all the vegetables tightly into containers with airtight lids. You can also combine more than one vegetable in the same jar if you want variety. Just make sure the flavors of the combined vegetables will be compatible because they’ll take on a bit of each other’s flavors. Bring all the brine ingredients to a boil in a small pan and pour the brine over the vegetables. Place lids on the containers, cool to room temperature, and then refrigerate for at least 24 hours before eating. This allows time for the flavors to meld. Refrigerator pickles will keep for about a month.

Depending on what produce you’re putting up and how you like it, you can use any kind of vinegar, explain the experts at The Vinegar Institute: white distilled (by far the most popular choice), apple cider, rice, white or red wine.

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