Lime/Kalk mix pickling question

[caferacermike]

While browsing in Walmart tonight somehow I looked up and saw "Ball pickling Lime" for $2 a lb. Remembering threads I bought it as a Kalk substitute.

So that's it right? Just dose like Kalk cause it is Kalk?

[JimD]

Its not a kalk 'substitute', it is kalk, use it the same way youd use regular calcium hydroxide.

[hoho19]

which walmart?

[Jeff]

i know the super walmart off de zavala had some.

[matt]

Too bad I already bought a 4lb jar of ESV. Ball pickling lime is fine; I used it for years. I think it's a seasonal item (that's why I have the ESV) so I'd stock up. It must be canning season.

[txyaloo]

Which walmart was this, Mike? I've never seen the lime at walmart here. I've seen the ball pickling salt before.

[Texreefer]

I ran into a problem with Ball's pickling lime, i put a bunch in my reactor and after several days to a couple of weeks i noticed a horrible cyano outbreak,,,, in troubleshooting the problem i cam across the can i used,, it had be "expired" according to the date for several months, even though it was a brand new unopened can before i used it.. anyway, my Kalkreactor can go quite a while without maintenance so i hadn't noticed that the hydroxide had turned a dark brown sludge color.. i have never had any other hydroxide do this no matter how long i left it in reactor,(remember reactor is air tight). so moral to story is you can use it but watch the expriation date

[Texreefer]

PS. yes i can spell ,no i didn't take time to spell check

[apedroza]

You can get it at HEB as well. I've used it in the past with really good results