[Jewelry making - Article 00034] - Re: [Orchid] Mold growing in pickle pot

[Judy Willingham]

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Hello Kathy,

    I haven't had the actual citric pickle grow mold (even when it's
    been unused for a month), but the water bath for rinsing grows globs
    of "snot" in just a few days. Wikipedia states that citric acid is
    produced by Aspergillus niger mold on sucrose. Perhaps your citric
    acid has some mold spores in it. Try mixing your pickle a little
    stronger and initially heating it to boiling - might kill the spores. 


    On a similar note, I've had household vinegar grow a really thick
    "snot" that looks disgustingly like animal tissue, so microbes do
    grow in acidic conditions. 

Judy in Kansas
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