Until I moved to Poland I thought all pickles were made with vinegar. At least that is the way they are made in the States. However, unless you are using cider vinegar, Ocet (vinegar in Polish) is no good for you as it breaks down white blood cells.
Then I discovered that Polish pickles are made with horseradish (not great if you are pregnant, but ok healthy if you are not), garlic dill and some salt. No vinegar. For me this was amazing, I could enjoy a healthy low calorie pickle with a superior taste and no acidic taste to detrimental affects.
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So how do you make pickles without vinegar? I’m interested in learning how to do it.
In Poland, they often use salt with garlic. It achieves the same effect but does not that that vinegary taste. It will eventually pickle, you do not need a ton of salt just enough.
My mom made her own pickles, and used stalks of Dill with the seeds, plus a horseradish root, garlic and an oak leaf. She said the oak leaf helped them stay firmer.
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