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Can you use sugar only to pickle? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 hours ago by pelespirit@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@sh.itjust.works

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There are honey cured meats and sugar seems to do the same thing as salt. I don't think I've seen anyone say sugar pickles. Anyone know? Yes, I googled it.

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[–] Tuuktuuk@nord.pub 9 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

If you use sugar to pickle something, the result is called "jam". Strawberry jam is sugar-pickled strawberries. So... Yes, you can. And it's done commonly.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 minutes ago

The difference would be one has to be heated though, yeah? A light pickling would be just coating it with salt and sticking it in the fridge for a few hours. No heating required.