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I have an old recipe that calls for adding a grape leaf to each jar of pickles. Why?

April 26, 2017grape jar leaf pickles recipe

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I have an old recipe that calls for adding a grape leaf to each jar of pickles. Why?

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Grape leaves contain a substance that inhibits the enzymes that make pickles soft. However, if you remove the blossom ends (the source of undesirable enzymes) you don’t need to add grape leaves.