A clever life hack from the countryside: what to do if cucumbers in a jar have become soft

07.07.2023 11:30

When a housewife prepares preserves for the winter, she most often thinks about how to get a fragrant and crispy snack for dinner or a holiday table.

But if mistakes were made during cooking or storage, there is a risk that the vegetables will end up soft and not very appetizing.

The situation can be saved if there are no signs of mold or unpleasant odor.

This product should not be consumed in its pure form. But these cucumbers are perfect for solyanka or rassolnik.

Naturally, it is difficult to use all the vegetables from a can to make one pot of soup. The leftovers should not be thrown away.

Cucumbers
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They can be passed through a coarse grater and placed in the freezer until the next time you make soup.

If the cucumbers have just been prepared and canned, but the fruit has not yet become soft and the brine has already begun to darken, then saving the winter preparations can be very simple.

As experienced housewives note, you need to boil it and pour it back into sterilized jars. It is also important to pre-treat the lids.

Author: Olga Kotova Internet resource editor