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brine a salt solution used in the curing of meat. Standard ingredients are sodium chloride (15 to 30%) and sodium nitrate (0.15 to 1.50%) but many other ingredients may be added for special effects. brine shrimp see artemia. brine staining caused by leaky pipes carrying coolant in meat storage cold rooms. The coolant is usually calcium chloride and the stain is a pale green. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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We often wax nostalgic about our mothers, grandmothers or favorite aunts filling jars and crocks with tangy, spice-laden brines and just-picked vegetables. In 1909, when the agency was only 8 years old, the American Society of Refrigeration Engineers (now the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) asked the then-National Bureau of Standards (NBS) to determine the properties of calcium chloride brines. These hot, chemical-laden brines sustain an odd collection of microbes and animals, among them tube-shaped worms, giant clams, and blind shrimp. |
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