topic Re: Cucumber Salad in Recipes

Cucumber Salad

jst4jan — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 16:48:37 GMT

Sorry I hit Post by accident.

I bought cucumber salad at a local deli. It is made with a sugar and vinegar brine. Well, I ate all the cucumbers and I have a lot of the brine left. I was thinking of buying a cucumber, slicing it up and putting it in the left over brine. How long do you think the brine will last?

Re: Cucumber Salad

dex — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 16:50:54 GMT

@jst4janI I think the brine will be fine but it will get watered down because cucumber release a lot of water.

Re: Cucumber Salad

Kachina624 — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 17:01:27 GMT

I also save the liquid from sweet pickles and put drained canned sliced beets into it. The veggie does dilute the pickle juice but the brine will last for a long time.

Re: Cucumber Salad

x Hedge — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 17:21:17 GMT

I've done that too.

Sliced a cucumber, salt both sides to draw out the liquid, press them dry, and throw in the deli brine.

It didn't last long enough to worry about it going bad.

@jst4jan, you can just delete the other post.

Click on the three dots, top right corner on that post. 🌝

Re: Cucumber Salad

jst4jan — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 19:04:50 GMT

Thanks for the tip. I didn't know that.

Also, to the people who replied to my question, thank you.