Cucumbers can be prepared in a thousand ways. Most often in the summer we eat low-salt, and if we want to keep them for later months, we pickle them or pour vinegar. We add a variety of ingredients inside, from classic garlic, through chili, to mustard or curry spice. However, not everyone knows how to make pickles always crispy.
Let’s forget about soft cucumbers
Foresters from the State Forests came with advice. They often share their ways of using nature’s resources. And this time they suggested what to close in jars with cucumbers. Thanks to this addition, we will forget about the problem of soft, flabby vegetables that are only suitable for soup.
Let’s treat them from the leaf
So what should be in pickle jars? It seems that it is worth going to the deciduous forest to collect some of its gifts. What interests us are the oak leaves. It is enough to add just a few pieces to the jar, then add cucumbers and other ingredients that we use, and pour the brine. As foresters write:
Oak leaves, put in jars, rich in tannins, help to make pickled cucumbers firmer and harder…
There were also a lot of voices under the post that the leaves of other plants are also rich in tannins. Not everyone has the opportunity to go to the forest. However, in the gardens of many people, trees and shrubs grow, the leaves of which are also perfect for preparing cucumber preserves. To keep them crisp and firm, add cherry, currant or grape leaves to them.
Source: Gazeta
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