Question

Glass jars and bottles are dried well in the sun before filling them with pickled pickles. Why is this done? Do you remember what happened to the bread in the experiment?

Answer 1

Hint: Many microorganisms have the capability to damage the food, in any manner, it can be by growing fungus or by forming the bad smell or by turning the food taste too bad, or by changing the color of the food.

Complete answer:
- Yes, the experiment on the bread with moisture content is done, in order to show that moisture content on bread causes the growth of fungi, which results in the spoiling of bread.
- Before storing the pickles in any glass jars and bottles, they should be dried well, because as said in the bread experiment, where any water content or any moisture induces the growth of fungi, similarly it happens to the pickles also.
- Because the water, in general, contains the millions of bacteria if the Pickle is exposed to the water, the bacteria present in the Pickle may turn the bacteria into a breeding ground for the bad microbes and may destroy the entire pickle substance.
- Unlike bad microbes which destroy the food, there are some healthy and friendly bacteria which makes the food to ferment, in the olden days some food like a pickle is placed inside the clay pots and made them expose to sunlight, in order to dry the extra moisture and it makes the food warmth, which helps good microbes to ferment the food and make them tasty.
- Even any temperature fluctuations may create moisture in the food and may destroy it, this is the reason why previous days clay jars are used for storing the pickles rather than the glass jars.
So for the above reasons, the glass jars or bottles should be dried and cleaned well, before storing the pickles.

Note: In order to prevent pickles from damage, salt content should increase, which increases the concentration, that kills the bad bacteria, and providing acidic nature also prevents the pickles from damage, naturally It is occurred by bacterial prevention, artificially vinegar can be added to make them acidic.