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Canadian Man
03-28-2002, 12:37 AM
does anyone know where i can get the above mentioned product this time of year as it is not canning season i dont see it at co-op,safeway or walmart. please let me know if you know.
thanks.
I dont want to pay $24 at big als again for the stuff.
christyf5
03-28-2002, 12:44 AM
Hello,
I was told that pickling lime is a banned food additive in Canada and that is why you can't find it here. I think your best bet is to get someone over the border to ship it up to you.

Christy smile.gif
Canadian Man
03-28-2002, 03:14 AM
Thats odd i just looked at a jar of pickles i bought yesterday and it has calcium hydroxide listed on the ingrediants. hmmm curious to find out for sure. :confused: :confused:
Delphinus
04-04-2002, 01:29 AM
Jon I've emailed the guy I met up in Edmonton who had scored some pickling lime and asked him where he got it. Hopefully it was mail-order or something and it's some place we can get it from as well. I'll let you know.

If we need to buy it in bulk you can count me in for some too.
Canadian Man
04-04-2002, 11:21 AM
Thanks let me know.
hfp75
06-17-2013, 03:48 PM
Did anyone find a source in Calgary I called a few grocers and no one has even heard of it.

Yes I revived an old thread here.
Skimmerking
06-17-2013, 04:14 PM
I know at a jiffymart in North Dakota sells it
Aquattro
06-17-2013, 04:16 PM
I know at a jiffymart in North Dakota sells it


Group buy, Jiffy Mart, North Dakota...who's in??
hfp75
06-17-2013, 04:20 PM
Seriously, a Calgary source?
Aquattro
06-17-2013, 05:05 PM
Seriously, a Calgary source?

Not likely. It's not a product found in Canada. I think it's available as some product in some Asian stores, but unless you can read Chinese, you might be out of luck.
Alberta-newb
06-17-2013, 05:11 PM
I've been using lime (calcium hydroxide) from UFA for the last five years without issue. It's used on poultry farms as ground cover to kill bacteria. I think it was something like $5 for a 25 lb bag, still on my first bag!
reefme
06-17-2013, 06:09 PM
I've been using lime (calcium hydroxide) from UFA for the last five years without issue. It's used on poultry farms as ground cover to kill bacteria. I think it was something like $5 for a 25 lb bag, still on my first bag!

Thank you. I would give it a try.