Preserving vegetables yourself is a wonderful way to make conscious choices for your diet, but achieving the right balance of flavour and preservation can be a tricky task. Without the right spice combination, your carefully selected gherkins or onions can turn out bland or lose their characteristic firmness. Jacob Hooy Pickling Spices offers the ideal, traditional solution to support your homemade preserves with a rich, balanced flavour. With this carefully composed spice blend, you bring the expertise of Europe's oldest online vitamin and supplement shop into your own kitchen creations.

Key benefits

• Perfectly balanced blend: A traditional combination of thyme, coriander seed, and mustard seed, among others, for a full, authentic sweet and sour flavour.
• Supports artisanal pickling: Specially formulated to bring out the best in the natural flavours of onions, gherkins, and cucumbers.
• Easy to dose: A measured ratio that ensures a consistent and reliable result with every pickling batch.
• Without artificial additives: Contains only pure, natural ingredients that fit into a healthy and vital lifestyle.

How it works

Pickling vegetables in vinegar requires a careful interaction between vinegar, sugar (if desired), and aromatic spices. The essential oils in ingredients such as dill seed, bay leaf, and mustard seed are slowly released into the pickling liquid. This process not only supports flavour development but also contributes to maintaining the structure of the vegetables, allowing you to enjoy your homemade, vital food for longer.

Composition

Ingredients

Thyme, coriander seed, oregano, cayenne pepper, dill seed, bay leaf, marjoram, MUSTARD seed.

Usage & Dosage

25 grams is enough for pickling +/- 5 pounds of onions, gherkins, and cucumber in vinegar. Clean the vegetables well, then pour vinegar over them in a clean jar until completely covered. Add sugar for sweet and sour.

Safety & Disclaimer

Store in a dry and sealed place. Contains mustard seed (allergen).