Salting cucumbers for the winter demands certain knowledge and skill, if it is illiterate to make preservation of vegetables, then preparations will deteriorate. At first the brine will dim, and then banks, most likely, ""will blow up"".
Why pickled cucumbers in banks grow turbid
Achieve it is crystal a transparent brine in banks with pickled cucumbers rather difficult, without acid addition vegetables quite often emit the preservative - lactic acid which protects fruits from damage therefore you shouldn't sound the alarm if you noticed that the brine slightly dimmed - it is natural process. If later two-three of days the brine became such hazy that cucumbers in it are invisible, at the same time on its surface there were bubbles (foam), then it speaks about damage of a product.
Reasons of turbidity of a brine a little:
- use of badly washed out ware, herbs, vegetables;
- insufficient sterilization of kitchen utensils: cans and covers;
- use for salting cucumbers of improper grades (for example, salad which aren't intended for long-term storage);
- deviation from a compounding (use of improper products, for example, unauthorized replacement of usual rock salt by iodated).
What to do if the brine in banks with cucumbers dimmed
If at some point the brine in banks with cucumbers began to grow turbid, better not to wait, hoping that lactic acid will constrain reproduction of bacteria. In this case it is necessary to open banks with preparations, to merge a brine in the enameled pan, to bring to the boil and to boil thoroughly minutes five on slow fire then to fill in the boiling structure again in banks and to roll up the new sterilized covers. These manipulations are quite enough to keep tinned fruits for the winter.
Whether it is possible to eat cucumbers if the brine dimmed
Turbidity of a brine with a pickles is a natural process. If products are salted without addition of vinegar or other preservatives, then several days later after salting the brine can dim slightly as vegetables emit lactic acid - natural natural preservative. Such cucumbers can be eaten bravely for health.