pickling lime where to find it

I remember a few weeks ago somebody was looking for pickling lime to make
kalkwaßer. Well I went to several stores tonight where I had bought it in
the past and there was none to be found. One of the managers said he hadn't
been able to get any for several months. I went to Ball's website and they
sold off their canning division to homecanning in 1993. Ball pickling lime
is not listed it appears to have been replaced by Ball Natural Pickling
Crisp which is CaCl2 according to the package. I went to Lowes and got
50lbs of limestone which is basically ground up CaCO3, CaO, MgCO3, & MgO.
I think Ball pickling Lime was pure CaO.


Homecannings website http://www.homecanning.com/usa/ALProducts.asp

What are others using to make Kalkwaßer?

"Kevin & Donna Sanders, M.D." wrote in message
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What are others using to make Kalkwaßer?




http://store.yahoo.com/mrswages/mrswagpiclim.html

Kev

Hi Kevin

Our local WalMart was carrying Pickling Lime before I moved, Mrs.
Winners brand I think, which is pure CaO.

TTUL
Gary

Thanks I just talked to the local Hardware store ( you know where the people
working there actually know what they have for sale ) Apparently the
shortage is due to the very wet summer we had causing a ton of cucumbers to
grow and everybody trying to pickle them. Everybody I talk to has said its
been back ordered for a couple of months. I'll try online

Kevin


"Gary V. Deutschmann, Sr." wrote in message
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Hi Kevin

Our local WalMart was carrying Pickling Lime before I moved, Mrs.
Winners brand I think, which is pure CaO.

TTUL
Gary

"Kevin & Donna Sanders, M.D." wrote in message
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Thanks I just talked to the local Hardware store ( you know where the
people
working there actually know what they have for sale ) Apparently the
shortage is due to the very wet summer we had causing a ton of cucumbers
to
grow and everybody trying to pickle them. Everybody I talk to has said
its
been back ordered for a couple of months. I'll try online


Lol, for what it is worth, I have had 3 people offer me free "buckets" of
pickles this year.

hth

~Mort

Kevin or Donna,

I get all mine online at Mrs. Wages. Here's a link to the product I've been
using successfully for abot 6 months now.

http://store.yahoo.com/mrswages/mrswagpiclim.html

Doug

"Kevin & Donna Sanders, M.D." wrote in message
news:_Hu_c.85327$4o.26633@fed1read01...
I remember a few weeks ago somebody was looking for pickling lime to make
kalkwaßer. Well I went to several stores tonight where I had bought it in
the past and there was none to be found. One of the managers said he
hadn't
been able to get any for several months. I went to Ball's website and
they
sold off their canning division to homecanning in 1993. Ball pickling
lime
is not listed it appears to have been replaced by Ball Natural Pickling
Crisp which is CaCl2 according to the package. I went to Lowes and got
50lbs of limestone which is basically ground up CaCO3, CaO, MgCO3, &
MgO.
I think Ball pickling Lime was pure CaO.


Homecannings website http://www.homecanning.com/usa/ALProducts.asp

What are others using to make Kalkwaßer?

What is the shelf life of Mrs. Wages?

Martin



On 2004-09-06 11:32:17 -0400, "Doug Miannay"
said:

Kevin or Donna,

I get all mine online at Mrs. Wages. Here's a link to the product I've
been using successfully for abot 6 months now.

http://store.yahoo.com/mrswages/mrswagpiclim.html

Doug

ok dumb Q from me,
whats CaO?
how do we use this to controle the calcium and alk ?
i have been using plasters lime witch i think is CaCO3


"Kevin & Donna Sanders, M.D." wrote in message
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I remember a few weeks ago somebody was looking for pickling lime to make
kalkwaßer. Well I went to several stores tonight where I had bought it in
the past and there was none to be found. One of the managers said he
hadn't
been able to get any for several months. I went to Ball's website and
they
sold off their canning division to homecanning in 1993. Ball pickling
lime
is not listed it appears to have been replaced by Ball Natural Pickling
Crisp which is CaCl2 according to the package. I went to Lowes and got
50lbs of limestone which is basically ground up CaCO3, CaO, MgCO3, &
MgO.
I think Ball pickling Lime was pure CaO.


Homecannings website http://www.homecanning.com/usa/ALProducts.asp

What are others using to make Kalkwaßer?

I use standard pickling lime from the grocery store...

Works fine. Coralline algae spreads like wildfire!


X
"4G Mitsubishi" wrote in message
...
ok dumb Q from me,
whats CaO?
how do we use this to controle the calcium and alk ?
i have been using plasters lime witch i think is CaCO3


"Kevin & Donna Sanders, M.D." wrote in message
news:_Hu_c.85327$4o.26633@fed1read01...
I remember a few weeks ago somebody was looking for pickling lime to make
kalkwaßer. Well I went to several stores tonight where I had bought it
in
the past and there was none to be found. One of the managers said he
hadn't
been able to get any for several months. I went to Ball's website and
they
sold off their canning division to homecanning in 1993. Ball pickling
lime
is not listed it appears to have been replaced by Ball Natural Pickling
Crisp which is CaCl2 according to the package. I went to Lowes and got
50lbs of limestone which is basically ground up CaCO3, CaO, MgCO3, &
MgO.
I think Ball pickling Lime was pure CaO.


Homecannings website http://www.homecanning.com/usa/ALProducts.asp

What are others using to make Kalkwaßer?

No, plasters lime IS pickling lime (calcium hydroxide). There should'nt be
any problems using it.
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**So long, and thanks for all the fish!**

"4G Mitsubishi" wrote in message
...
ok dumb Q from me,
whats CaO?
how do we use this to controle the calcium and alk ?
i have been using plasters lime witch i think is CaCO3


"Kevin & Donna Sanders, M.D." wrote in message
news:_Hu_c.85327$4o.26633@fed1read01...
I remember a few weeks ago somebody was looking for pickling lime to make
kalkwaßer. Well I went to several stores tonight where I had bought it
in
the past and there was none to be found. One of the managers said he
hadn't
been able to get any for several months. I went to Ball's website and
they
sold off their canning division to homecanning in 1993. Ball pickling
lime
is not listed it appears to have been replaced by Ball Natural Pickling
Crisp which is CaCl2 according to the package. I went to Lowes and got
50lbs of limestone which is basically ground up CaCO3, CaO, MgCO3, &
MgO.
I think Ball pickling Lime was pure CaO.


Homecannings website http://www.homecanning.com/usa/ALProducts.asp

What are others using to make Kalkwaßer?