[Jewelry making - Article 00756] - Re: [Orchid] Rejuvenating/Cleaning Dirty Pickle

[Karen Goeller]

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    Tom, When you neutralize your dirty pickle before discarding it, some
    of the oxide "crud" will naturally come off the bottom of the pickle
    pot (bubbles up from the neutralizing fizz).  I usually then wash the
    pickle pot with hot water and a paper towel to just wipe off the rest
    before refilling the pot and making a fresh batch of pickle.  If
    you're trying to simply "scoop" out the crud without making a fresh
    batch, it may be more trouble than it's worth -- but you could always
    pour the pickle through a plastic or stainless-steel mesh strainer,
    or a coffee filter to catch the pieces.  I'd just mix up a fresh
    batch. 

    To neutralize the pickle (do this directly under your ventilation
    hood as the fumes can be nasty), sprinkle in baking soda until the
    addition of soda no longer causes the solution to "fizz."  Don't dump
    a whole bunch in at once, or your pot will fizz too much and
    overflow, making a mess.  Once the neutralization is complete, you
    should also see your pickle turn a beautiful turquoise-y blue -
    vivid.  At this point, it's safe to discard, then wash the pot, wipe
    out any remaining goop from the pot, and mix up a fresh batch of
    pickle. 

Hope this helps!
Karen

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