[Jewelry making - Article 00502] - Re: [Orchid] The Joy of Citrus pickle

[John Burgess]

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    Your Citric Acid Pickle Page looks good. I have one quibble, citric 

>        acid will indeed plate copper out of solution onto items being
>     pickled if iron is introduced  into the pot along with the items
>     being pickled.  It is my understanding that any acid will do this,
>     if it dissolves copper into solution it will plate it out due to
>     the electrolytic cell that is created by placing iron and silver or
>     gold  in the solution. Hey John Burgess do you have any more
>     information on this? 

    G'day You rattled my cage?    I am afraid I can't think of anything
    to add to Mr Binnion's comment above 

Cheers for now,
JohnB of Mapua, Nelson NZ

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