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Originally Posted by ddsack
I remember my mom using grape leaves, not sure where she got them -- we've got tons of wild grapes here, would those do? How many leaves per a gallon jar?
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DDsack, I use horseradish leaves now that I have a plant. I pickle in half gallon jars and use one very large horseradish leaf cut in half (half in the bottom of the jar and half on top as a primary follower). I did use fresh grape leaves a few years ago and I think 3 small leaves to a half gallon worked out well. I don't know if I would fully double that (6 leaves) for a full gallon as you may not be fully doubling the brine and the tannins might become detectable on the palate. I would try 4 or 5 and see how they come out. Wild grape should work fine
