Now they have visible specks of mold and I guess I should probably assume it extends beyond the surface

Curse my procrastinating, food wasting ass

    • InsideOutsideCatside [they/them]
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      2 years ago

      But what if it's not just on the surface and I get sick :c I was just gonna quick pickle em I don't have time for no canning process

      • comi [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        You will see it when you shave the skin, if it’s deep or just surface mold. Mold is not very good with bulk penetration in fruits/vegetables, it needs air

      • D61 [any]
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        2 years ago

        I"d imagine the acid and salt in the brine should kill anything really bad.

        (And I've just scraped off fuzz off the top of pickle juice to get to the pickled stuff underneath and it didn't seem to hurt me.)

        The texture or taste of the pickles might be affected. But you shouldn't get sick.

        • InsideOutsideCatside [they/them]
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          2 years ago

          It might have worked out but I didn't want to mess around peeling cucumbers and the internet said visible mold = that shit's too old. I at least think I salvaged the radishes I also left too long in the fridge, they didn't get moldy but the greens did turn into nasty stank water. I just washed them super good so hopefully they're fine and didn't absorb too much Nasty. Pickled them like I was gonna do with the cucumbers.