Ball Pickling Lime the same as Mrs. Wages??

[cwegescheide]

Hey Randy,

I just came across "Ball Pickling Lime" at the local grocery store and was curious if this should be fine for Ca/Alk supplementation in my top off. I always see everybody looking for Mrs. Wages Pickling Lime.

Before I start using it I wanted to make sure this is ok to use as well. Says on the container 100% natural FWIW. Under ingredients it says: Hydrated Lime.

Thanks!
Chris

 

[DrBDC]

No, one says Mrs. Wages and the other says Ball on it.


:lol:

That is fine.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Yes, any food grade lime is likely fine, although that doesn't mean they are exactly the same in all respects. I seem to have heard of more complaints about colored impurities with Ball's, IIRC, but it is likely fine.

 

[cwegescheide]

Cool! I bought them out of the stuff!! Some old lady was lookin at the stuff and I just gave her the evil eye and said "Not today Grandma!!!" Then I flexed, striking fear in all in the canning isle...

:lol: :smokin:

 

[DrBDC]

:lol:

 

[Alaskan Reefer]

hahaha

I have been scouring the frozen tundra up here for pickling lime, and Ball's is all I can find. Seems that nobody grows cucumbers up here, so it's really not too shocking. I assumed it would be similar, now I'm off to strike some fear of my own.

THAT'S MY LIME, GRANNY, STEP OFF

 

[cwegescheide]

:smokin:

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

:thumbsup:

Good luck!

 

[DrBDC]

I can see the newspaper headlines across the country now! There will probably be senate hearings and FBI investigations.

 

[Obi-dad]

Step away from the pickling lime.

 

[cwegescheide]

I think I am going to package it in little sandwich baggies and stand out front of the local LFS and say "pst.. hey buddy.. You want some pickling lime?"

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

:lol:

That's funny!