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[paul simon <paul.simon@tcs.wap.org>]

Pickle leaf prep:

Joe,
	We just rinsed the bird droppings and the road dust off. The 
enzynes would be deactivated by boiling or soaking in alcohol.
	We placed one leaf halfway down in a 1 or 2 quart jar. This 
was for whole cucumbers, 1 inch by 2 to 3 inches in size, in July and 
August.  It was nice because otherwise those pickles got so  soft and 
soggy I would have fed them to the hogs if they were mine.
	Stanley Rice was the MSU pickle man at the time, but I can't 
recall the dept.head.

        Paul S. twix Baltimore and D.C.  5/4 inch rain last night