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August 4, 2015

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Worth1

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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?

Grape leaves have tannin in them this is why she used them.
Supposedly they make the pickles crispier I think.
Oak leaves I have read do it too.

Worth

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