A Texas Tech educator and alumna are Professor Pickle and Mrs. Spice. Here's how they are spicing up local kitchens.

The latest craze in comfort cooking is pickling spice. Not just for Grandma's pickles anymore, this versatile blend of "in" flavors -- cinnamon, allspice, mustard seed, coriander, bay leaves ...

But cooking isn’t the only thing alum is known for these days. This pickling spice is also used in natural deodorants because it has moisture-blocking properties. You’ll find it in products ...

To make the quick-pickled vegetables, bring water, vinegar, sugar, and salt to a boil. Add pickling spices, jalapeno and herbs to flavor the pickling liquid, or experiment with aromatics you have ...

Another shortcut Grammy used over the years was pre-packaged pickling spice. There was a time when her recipe called for a little of this and a little of that, but she found a ready-made she liked.

They are crunchy because they rest two weeks in a solution of pickling lime with a mix of herbs and spices. Some folks refer to pickles made this way as “cement” pickles because of the ...