• grue@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    as an aside, I’ve never seen a canned pickle product.

    What? Lots and lots of pickles are canned (all the ones at the store, except for some of the refrigerated ones). They just do it in glass jars instead of metal.


    Edit: I don’t know why I’m being downvoted for stating a fact. Shelf-stable pickles (that aren’t lacto-fermented) like this…

    …are, in fact, considered “canned.” If you don’t believe me, call up Vlasic yourself and ask them if “canning” accurately describes their manufacturing process. The number is right there on the jar in the picture: 1-800-421-3265.


    Edit 2: Just to be even more clear, pickles like this:

    Are not canned. The difference isn’t the container (which has exactly the same kind of “lug” or “twist-off” lid as the Vlasic jar), but the fact that this one isn’t pasteurized and has a warning label telling you to keep it refrigerated.

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      10 months ago

      When something is put into a can, it’s considered canned.

      When something is put into a jar, it’s considered jarred.

      This concludes session 6497 of Getting More Familiar With Your Own Native Language.

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        10 months ago

        Nope. When something is heat-sterilized and preserved in a sealed container via water bath or pressure, it’s considered “canned” regardless of what type of container it is. That’s why things like this…

        …are called “canning jars” and not just “jars,” and why using them to preserve food is, in fact, called “canning.”

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          10 months ago

          Mayhaps in english. Maybe he is not form an english speaking country. I myself am not and canning here is exclusively for metal cans and jarring has a separate word.