tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462787977911944191.post5649493208948255337..comments2014-05-31T02:01:43.081-05:00Comments on Green is Good: Okra, it's not slimy anymore!Suburban Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10133372565364320854noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462787977911944191.post-24299530787624762272010-10-26T20:29:28.132-05:002010-10-26T20:29:28.132-05:00The mold forms on the surface, not IN the brine. T...The mold forms on the surface, not IN the brine. Technically speaking, nothing can live in the brine, least of all mold. The mold forms on the surface naturally due to air. <br /><br />But if put in a properly sealed jar, you won't get any mold at all.<br /><br />This is how generations of people preserved things for thousands of years.Suburban Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10133372565364320854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462787977911944191.post-40756197603218298202010-10-26T20:08:15.360-05:002010-10-26T20:08:15.360-05:00More power to you two. A morbid fear of mold preve...More power to you two. A morbid fear of mold prevents me from even considering fermenting anything. But I have eaten okra -- fried in bacon down south, and also in vegetable soup at The Good Earth in L.A. Never since then, though. I don't miss it.Suehttp://www.suezsmith.comnoreply@blogger.com