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pickling [′pik·liŋ] (chemical engineering) A method of preparing hides for tanning by immersion in a salt solution with a pH of 2.5 or less. (food engineering) A method of preserving food by using salt, sugar, spices, and acetic acid. (metallurgy) Preferential removal of oxide or mill scale from the surface of a metal by immersion usually in an acidic or alkaline solution. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The wiser approach would be for people to avoid the hydrogenated fats, processed foods, smoked and pickled foods, deep fried foods, food dyes, and so forth, in the first place, and let the colon do its happy little job without getting bad press. Ask any true pickle connoisseur why they love pickled foods and you'll usually get the same answer: They're memory-evoking, comforting, and satisfying. A variety of factors - including a yen for pickled foods - might cause that high risk, the researchers noted. |
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