Pickle
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Pickling
is a process of preserving food. Pickle or pickling may refer to:
Pickling
Pickling, also known as brining or corning is the process of preserving food by anaerobic fermentation in brine to produce lactic acid, or marinating and storing it in an acid solution, usually vinegar . The resulting food is called a pickle. This procedure gives the food a salty or sour taste...
is a process of preserving food. Pickle or pickling may refer to:
Food
- Pickled cucumberPickled cucumberA pickled cucumber is a cucumber that has been pickled in a brine, vinegar, or other solution and left to ferment for a period of time, by either immersing the cucumbers in an acidic solution or through souring by lacto-fermentation.-Gherkin:A gherkin is not only...
- Pickled onionPickled onionPickled onions are a popular pickled food consisting of onions pickled in a solution of vinegar and salt, often with other preservatives and flavourings. In the United Kingdom they are often eaten alongside fish and chips or as part of a ploughman's lunch...
- Pickled herring
- Indian pickleIndian pickleIndian pickles are made from certain individual varieties of vegetables and fruits that are chopped into small pieces and cooked in edible oils like sesame oil or brine with many different Indian spices like asafetida, red chili powder, turmeric, fenugreek and plenty of salt. Some regions also...
includes oil-based food preservation - Branston (food) and similar sweet pickle relishes
Metalworking
- Pickling (metal)Pickling (metal)Tarnision is a metal surface treatment used to remove impurities, such as stains, inorganic contaminants, rust or scale from ferrous metals, copper, and aluminum alloys. A solution called Tarnision liquor, which contains strong acids, is used to remove the surface impurities...
, a treatment of metallic surfaces in order to remove impurities, stains, rust or scale
People
- J. J. Pickle (1913–2005), American representative from Texas
- William H. PickleWilliam H. PickleWilliam H. Pickle was the 37th United States Senate Sergeant at Arms. He was sworn in on March 17, 2003 after a lifetime of public service, especially relating to the security of the institutions of the United States, and served until Terrance W...
, 37th United States Sergeant at Arms
Sports and games
- RundownRundownA rundown, also called a pickle, is a situation in the game of baseball that occurs when the baserunner is stranded between two bases and is in jeopardy. When the base runner attempts to advance to the next base, he is cut off by the defensive player who has a live ball and attempts to return to...
, a situation in baseball that is sometimes referred to as a pickle - PickleballPickleballPickleball is a racquet sport which combines elements of badminton, tennis, and table tennis. The sport is played on a court with the same dimensions as a doubles badminton court. The net is similar to a tennis net, but is mounted two inches lower...
, a game with similarities to tennis - Pickle-in-the-middle, a three-person game
Technology
- In Oracle DatabaseOracle DatabaseThe Oracle Database is an object-relational database management system produced and marketed by Oracle Corporation....
collections of object are converted in tables using an internal function named pickler fetch - The Penguin Client Library(PCL), pronounced as Pickle, an open source PHP client library to assist with development of 3rd party clients for the MMORPG Club PenguinClub PenguinClub Penguin is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game involving a virtual world containing a range of online games and activities, by Club Penguin Entertainment . Players use cartoon penguin-avatars and play in a winter-set virtual world...
- The Python computer programming languages pickle modulePickle (Python)In the computer programming language Python, pickle is the standard mechanism for object serialization; pickling is the common term among Python programmers for serialization . Pickle uses a simple stack-based virtual machine that records the instructions used to reconstruct the object...
, an implementation of serialization
Vessels
- HMS PickleHMS PickleEight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pickle:*The first Pickle was a 10-gun topsail schooner purchased in 1800, originally named Sting, and renamed in 1802...
, various ships of the British Royal Navy - Pickle (ship)
Other
- The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, a 1751 novel by Tobias Smollett
- The John Pickle CompanyJohn Pickle CompanyThe John Pickle Company, Inc. is a Tulsa, Oklahoma based oil industry parts manufacturer. The Tulsa factory closed in September 2002. The company currently has operations in Kuwait, John Pickle Middle East, the pressure-vessel division of Kuwait Pipe Industries and Oil Services Company .The...
, an Oklahoma based oil industry parts manufacturer - Pickle Family CircusPickle Family CircusThe Pickle Family Circus was a small circus founded in 1974 in San Francisco, California, USA. The circus formed an important part of the renewal of the American circus. They also influenced the creation of Cirque du Soleil in Montreal...
, a small circus founded in 1974 in San Francisco, California, USA - Pickle Lake, OntarioPickle Lake, OntarioPickle Lake is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the most northerly community in the province that has year-round access by road. Located north of Thunder Bay, highway access is via Highway 599, the only access road to the town from the south. More northerly communities rely...
- Skankin' PickleSkankin' PickleSkankin' Pickle was an American ska punk band formed in San Jose, California that was active from 1989 to 1996.-Biography:Skankin' Pickle first formed in December 1988, made up of students from Westmont High School and Los Gatos High School. The band played their first show on April 28, 1989,...
, a California ska punk band