This site is the creator and credit cited for the information given here on this post. Intention is a brief overview of Pickles.
In 1659, Dutch farmers in New York grew cucumbers in what is now Brooklyn. These cukes were
sold to dealers who cured them in barrels and sold them from market stalls on Washington, Canal
and Fulton Streets. As it turns out, these pickle purveyors started the nation's commercial pickle
industry.
CUCUMBER - medium size, 30
WINE VINEGAR 500 ml
REGULAR VINEGAR 500ml
SUGAR (WHITE) 100 gr
SALT 1/2 cup
JAR 500 ml, 8 of them
1 Wash and cut the cucumbers lengthwise (1.5 cm).
2 Cover the cucumbers with ice water and let stand overnight.
3 Drain and pack upright in clean jars (with a new seal lid).
4 Combine the vinegar and sugar with 2 cups of water in a pot, boil for 3 minutes, then add the
salt.
5 Pour over the cucumbers, leaving 1/2 centimetre head space.
6 Close the jars and process in a boiling-water bath for 10 minutes.
Now this is a recipie I will not bother to convert to truck or railroad size loads. I cannot add that high...
A pickle Factory will require Loads of...
Cucumber, Bread, Butter, Garlic, Gherkins etc (Produce or Grocery) Reefer and Boxcars
Wine Vinegar or Vinegar in Tank Cars.
Sugar in processed form from a refinery or Food Warehouse etc (Box cars and/or Covered Hoppers)
Loads of Kitchen supplies and Glass Pots and kettles etc with Stainless Steel or Aluminum from a tool and die works.
Some form of fuel... Coal, oil, kerosene, propane, wood etc etc etc in appropriate cars whatever you feel approprate.
Finally I suppose I can use the Heinz 57 car to ship the final product of a Pickle Factory to a Cannery.
If any of this is "wrong" or if it can be corrected with a better Ops Plan Im all ears.
Thanks for your time
Lee
