btw, pickling lime is calcium acetate, not calcium hydroxide.
Oh the great vulcanel is oh so wrong once again!
Educated beyond his intelligence???? Sure seems that way to me! lol!
Pickling lime for pickling cucumbers the old-fashioned way for extra crispness and flavor! Makes Cucumber Lime Pickles (recipe on each bag), Green Tomato Pickles, Watermelon Rinds and Citron Pickles. Pickling lime is food grade calcium hydroxide with no additives or preservatives . A quality pickling product from Mrs. Wages