What Is Brine?
What Is Brine? Brine is salt water. So the sea, which is the main source of salt water, is sometimes known as “the briny”. Salt water has various special properties and...
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How Are Pickles Made?
How Are Pickles Made? A pickle is a fruit or vegetable preserved in a special solution (called brine) of vinegar, salt, and special seasonings after having been...
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Why Is the Great Salt Lake Salty?
Why Is the Great Salt Lake Salty? You don’t need an air mattress to float on the surface of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. The water is so salty that you cannot...
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How Are Olives Pickled?
How Are Olives Pickled? An unusual thing about the olive is that it cannot be eaten fresh from the tree. Fresh olives have a bitter taste that must be removed by...
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How Are Peanuts Salted Inside the Shell?
Peanuts are salted inside the shell by soaking them in brine, then drying them by roasting, leaving a salt residue behind on the nut in the shell. Sometimes a vacuum is...
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