A Lab That Keeps Us All Out of a Pickle

摘要

George Washington had a collectionof 476 kinds of pickles. To preventscurvy, Christopher Columbusstocked pickles on the Ni?a, Pinta, andSanta Maria. Julius Caesar, believingpickles to be invigorating, added them tothe Roman legions’ diet. In 5000 BCE, the(D3167-1)a widespread renaissance, powered in partby trendy interest in craft brands that areshowing up in local stores and farmersmarkets all over the country. Today, eachAmerican eats an average of 9 pounds ofpickles a year.While pickling was recognized as a safeBabylonians were known for pickling withdate palm vinegar. Pickling—storing foodin a salty brine or an acid solution, usuallyvinegar (acetic acid)—is one of humankind’soldest ways of preserving foods.