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>I wrote to " Bubbie " and got this nice reply (below). Apparantly the

>pickles are NOT pastuerized, but the saurkraut is (my store doesn't carry

>the kraut yet). The pickles do taste great.

BTW on digestion: I agree about taste and bile secretion. But there is more

going on too. When you taste something sour, you get saliva secretions too,

and likely your stomach does some secreting, and those other enzymes help

in the digestion, esp. if you have no gall bladder you need them. A lot of

people who think they have " acid stomach " actually have TOO LITTLE acid,

and maybe sour things or certain spices help secrete more.

But as far as indigestion goes, I think a lot of it has to do with

dissolved gas. When I feel like I have some " indigestion " , I chew a piece

of ginger. A few minutes later I get a nice satisfying " burp " and I'm fine.

I think it changes the surface tension of the liquids and releases the gas:

probably Ginger Ale would be even better.

-- Heidi

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From: " M. Gray " <@...>

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Subject: RE: Bubbies Pickles

Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 13:46:25 -0700

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Dear Heidi:

Thank you for your kind letter. We are always

thrilled when people take the time to write

to us.

Our reputation is built on high quality,

authentic, old fashioned products. We will do our

best not to disappoint you. Bubbies Pure Kosher

Dills, Dill Relish, Pickled Green

Tomatoes and Old Fashioned Sauerkraut are

naturally fermented and cured in salt water

brine according to Bubbie's hundred year old

recipes. Only the sauerkraut is heated slightly

(120 degrees). Our sweet Bread & Butter Chips are

first rate and very crunchy like all our

products. They are pasteurized, however. We are

now offering both a Prepared

Horseradish and a mouth watering Beet Horseradish

as well as our brand new Sweethot

Mustard.

We encourage you to tell your friends about

Bubbies and to keep requesting our products

in your favorite store. Consumer demand is the

key to success!

Thanks again for your nice letter. It makes it

all worth while.

Sincerely,

M. Gray

President

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Comments I love your pickles! I'm

learning about the kind of fermenting involved and

it is really interesting. My question is though:

are they pasteurized? My understanding is that the

bacteria used in making this kind of pickle is

basically the one sold in those expensive

" probiotics " pills, so if your pickles aren't

pastuerized, then they would be a natural

probiotic.

TIA!

-- Heidi