It turns out that a hot solution of alum (ammonium aluminum sulfate), which is available in the spice rack of your local supermarket, will dissolve the steel drill bit without reacting with the brass.

These pickles use Alum, a crisping agent available in many grocery store spice aisles, but can be substituted with black tea to ensure a crispy pickle chip. This traditional sweet pickle is a ...

Hearty root vegetables such as carrots make excellent pickles. “I’ve found that carrots, cucumbers, small turnips, radishes, green tomatoes, peppers—both hot and sweet—onions, green beans ...

This method uses cucumbers, a brine, and pickling spices. Pickles are stored ... Don’t skimp on the alum ~ it’s one secret of crispy pickles. Add more peppers to this dill pickle recipe ...

That’s how I found myself diving for sea urchin. I’d had uni before, but it was probably treated with alum as a preservative. I didn’t want that. For thousands of years, the Japanese have ...

This easy recipe will show you how to make authentic lip-smacking lemon pickles at home using the right mix of spices and the sourness of fresh lemons. Follow the step-by-step instructions to make ...

Some victims' families criticized the prosecutors' decision to charge Devin Perkins, whose car collided with a wrong-way ...

Homemade pickled red onions, crunchy toasted pecans ... Dark beer, honey, and spices like ginger and cardamom give rich, complex flavors to this sweet potato pie from cookbook author Nik Sharma.

East Cambridge shopping mall CambridgeSide debuts its new food court, CanalSide Food & Drink, on October 25, featuring around ...