Month: August 2019

Infused Pickle Juice Pops by Chef Brooke Egger

Staff
420 Guide, Edibles
Here’s a refreshing, healthy popsicle to take the edge off the dog days of summer. Ingredients 1 cup Dill Pickle Juice. 1 cup Distilled Water ½ cup Cornichon or Gherkin Juice 2 tablespoons sweetener of choice, I used infused agave 8 Cornichons or Gherkins for sticks Directions Add the water and pickle juices to a…
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Pickle Juice for Hydration?

Alex Gomez
Edibles, Lifestyle
This is a new one old idea from ancient times. Did you know that before sports drinks like Gatorade or PowerAde became a thing, runners and athletes were known to drink pickle juice? They used it to replenish sodium and potassium which helped them reduce muscle cramps and speed up recovery after exercising. Sodium is…
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An Adventure in Hydrating

Alex Gomez
Culture
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It’s 1981 and L.A. is in a heat wave the week before Labor Day. Working retail in those days put us at ground zero of the Downtown L.A. energy from the garment district, the old financial district, to the flower mart, to the produce market and back around to the jewelry district. The Dodgers were…
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