A cracker or a small, thin piece of bread or toast spread with cheese, meat, or relish and served as an appetizer. [French, from canapÃ©, couch, from Medieval Latin canÄpÄum, mosquito net; see canopy.]
Pickle brine is a traditional Polish hangover remedy as well, say the Strybels: Fill a glass with equal parts chilled pickle brine and ice-cold club soda, and drink the mixture down at once.
Pickles in a vinegar based brine is one type of traditional pickling. There are at least two different styles of pickling: both the vinegar-based and what we make in the Perfect Picklerâ¢, salt-based. A couple of generations have passed since pickling and canning the fall harvest were a necessary act for most families. We have lost the distinction of what pickle types there actually are. Vinegar-based pickles are the most common form of pickling. Cut vegetables are submerged in just boiled vinegar brine. This process destroys the natural culture and rich enzymes. The acidic nature of denatured vinegar does the preserving.