[Jewelry making - Article 00044] - Re: [Orchid] Sparex No 2 101

[Peter W . Rowe]

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>     I just got my first crock-pot (intending to use it for pickle) and
>     some Ph down pool chemical. What's the ratio of pool chemical to
>     water to make the proper pickle? 

    Not really important. Make it as strong as you like, or weaker, if a
    slower pickle suits you. I'd use about a cup of chemical to a quart
    of water for a fairly strong pickle. If you just touch a fingertip to
    the pickle solution to wet the fingertip, and taste it, it should be
    really sour, not just slightly so. And no, this won't harm you or
    your fingertip (I'm not, after all suggesting you drink the stuff,
    which might give you a bad case of heartburn or more. In small
    quantities, sodium bisulphate can be found even as a food additive
    in some products, so don't worry about toxicity of the "taste
    test"...) But if it's strong enough, though you don't need to, you'll
    likely want to rinse out your mouth 'cause it will be really sour
    tasting... (grin) Remember that the pool chemical, just like Sparex,
    is simply sodium bisulphate. The pool chemical adds a little
    something inert so it doesn't cake up in the container, while Sparex
    jacks up the price in order to sell an impure product that makes a
    mess of a pickle pot, but the basic amounts to use of each are the
    same. The basic recipe is simple. Take some water. Add some pickle
    chemical and dissolve it. If you then, or later, decide that you want
    it faster acting and stronger, then add more chemical. This isn't
    rocket science. If you use too little, that only means it will be
    slow to work. Use too much, and it won't all dissolve. In between
    there is a very wide range of acceptable mixes. 

Peter
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