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10 reasons why you should never dump pickle juice down the drain
Drink pickle juice for sore muscles — it is full of potassium for relaxing your muscles and electrolytes to rehydrate you — and the calcium chloride and vinegar in pickle juice allow your body to absorb the potassium and sodium more readily. Salt is also necessary to help your cells retain water, so the sodium in pickle juice does just that. It’s basically a sports drink!
5. Make this delicious rye bread.
You can make this moist, tangy rye bread, perfect for sandwiches and toasting. The secret ingredient is pickle juice!
6. Restore electrolytes.
Pickle juice helps restore electrolytes in the body, allowing you to feel more hydrated.
7. Cure a hangover.
Because of pickle juice’s ability to replenish electrolytes, it’s a great hangover aide.
8. Revive house plants.
Your plants need a lot of potassium to survive. Pickle juice contains potassium, which helps plants be more healthy.
9. Clean copper pans.
Your copper pots and pans turn green due to a process called oxidation. This process is easily reversed by mixing a sodium and acid solution, or you can simply use pickle juice — a convenient mix of the salt and vinegar you need.
10. Soothe sunburn.
The vinegar in pickle juice soothes sunburned skin — even better if it’s cool from the fridge.
So next time you eat the last pickle, think again before throwing away the juice! Try making your own pickled veggies, giving your houseplants an extra drink or making your very own moist and tangy rye bread. Yum!
