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How do you preserve pickled onions?

Updated: 10/6/2023
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15y ago

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The vinegar is an acid and therefore kills off most bacteria.

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15y ago

it is easy get some onions of your choise and put theme in a jar fill the rest of the jar with vinegar put the lid back on and age it half a month is ok but the longer you keep it in the jar the stronger they are

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15y ago

because they are pickled Pickling reduces the pH of the cucumber which also reduces the enzymatic and bacterial activity that would make the cucumbers spoil. If it is not a refrigerated pickle, it has probably also undergone some type of heat treatment.

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12y ago

They are pickled to preserve them and also because many people enjoy the sour taste.

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The vinegar that pickles the onions is a natural preservative that prevents the growth of bacteria that break down the onions.

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11y ago

it kills bacteria and stop the onions going off.

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8y ago

The acid in the vinegar suppresses the growth of microorganisms and the liquid covering prevents contact with air and drying out.

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