Pickling Spice

1.5 oz package  This spice blend makes an excellent meat marinade. It is also tastes wonderful with pickled beets, marinated mushrooms and cauliflower. Add about 2 tbsp. to corned beef before cooking. Use 2-3 tbsp. in boiling water when cooking fish, shrimp, crab and lobster. Pickling is the process of preserving food using fermentation or immersion in vinegar. There are a wide variety of pickled foods made from vegetables, meats, eggs and fruit. Some examples of pickled foods are German sauerkraut, Korean kimchi and Italian giardiniera.