- Soft or slippery pickles The vinegar was too weak, or the food was not properly immersed.
- Shriveled pickles The solution is too salty, too acid or too sweet.
- Dark discoloration Too much iron in the water that was used.
- Hollow pickles float The ingredients were left too long after picking before they were pickled.
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