Miraculous Pickle Juice Benefits! 13 Reasons To Love It
Pickle juice has many surprising health benefits. So, after the pickles are gone, resist the urge to dump it down the drain. Here are 13 reasons to take a sip or save it for culinary and flower bed enhancement!
1. Natural Sports Drink
Swig right from the jar, or freeze pickle juice into popsicle molds. After a game or playing outdoors, it’s a great way to quickly replace electrolytes.
2. Potato Salad Bonus
A splash of pickle juice in potato salad adds just the right amount of flavorful seasonings and moisture.
3. Beverage Booster
Add some to a glass of tomato juice or a Bloody Mary cocktail. Or, freeze it in ice cube molds for these beverages.
4. Pickled Eggs
Use it to pickle and flavor hard-boiled eggs.
5. Hangover Cure
Dehydration is the major cause of hangovers. Drink pickle juice to hydrate and tp restore electrolytes.
6. Relieve Leg Cramps
Ease post-workout muscle cramps and restless leg syndrome. Take a swig of pickle juice to relieve the pain of Charley horses.
7. Steam Vegetables
Use pickle juice to steam or boil vegetables to add the perfect touch of dill and salt seasonings.
8. Flower Power!
Use pickle juice in your flower beds to perk up your acid-loving flowers! Flowers such as hydrangea and rhododendron need acidic soil to thrive. And the best part, no toxic chemicals!
9. Boost Culinary Flavor
Add a splash when cooking corned beef and cabbage to add flavor.
10. Marinade & Salad Dressing Perk
Use pickle juice instead of vinegar when making salad dressing or a marinade. It helps tenderize meat and is packed with flavor.
11. Cure for Hiccups
Take a swig, hiccups gone! More hiccup remedies here.
12. Heartburn Remedy
Sipping pickle is a tasty remedy to relieve heartburn.
13. Use It Again!
After the pickles are gone, toss in some green beans or more cukes and pickle them!
Got a use for the juice? Let us know in the comments below!
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Have you ever used pickles for any of these remedies?
Were you shocked by the many pickle juice benefits?
What is your favorite thing about pickles?
Let us know in the comments below!
Deborah Tukua
Deborah Tukua is a natural living, healthy lifestyle writer and author of 7 non-fiction books, including Pearls of Garden Wisdom: Time-Saving Tips and Techniques from a Country Home, Pearls of Country Wisdom: Hints from a Small Town on Keeping Garden and Home, and Naturally Sweet Blender Treats. Tukua has been a writer for the Farmers' Almanac since 2004.
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Can I pour pickle juice on my cucumber and tomato plants outside in my garden
Does it matter what kind of pickle juice? I generally eat Claussen, which is not fermented.
Pickle juice also helps with headaches
One study showed that drinking pickle juice helped lower blood sugar levels in people with type II diabetes. Pickle juice can also help to regulate blood pressure levels. One study found that drinking pickle juice helped lower blood pressure in people with hypertension.
I’ve used pickle juice for years for all the things mentioned except migraines, I’ve never had those. One thing I use it for is roast. I pour pickle juice all over a roast and make sure it’s under it also. I let it set for 2 hrs. Then drain the juice off and put in roaster with all the veggies. Comes out tastier and more tender. I also put the juice in my chicken salad. Older remedies are still the best solutions to a lot of problems.
That is one tasty tip! Thank you for sharing!
I have used pickle juice for hiccups for almost 40 years. It really is amazing. It instantly gets rid of hiccups. I saw in another comment that it helps with migraines as well. I will be trying that.
I’m not a fan of pickle juice, but I may try it for migraines too! I hope you share your results with us.
I had no idea this would cure hiccups, migraines or could be used for indigestion and in flower beds. I’ve used it for leg cramps for years and it really works. I always take a few good swigs after a long day in the hot sun.
I use this when I am constipated, I have used this for years to keep me regular
I add a little sweet pickle juice to tuna salad. Adds some moisture and a nice sweet flavor.
What about the juice of Green Olives ??
When I don’t have pickle juice, I use olive juice to ward off leg cramps. Works for me.
A couple table spoons of pickle juice will rid your migraine head ache.
I will try the pickles juice…..Thank you so much…
Pickle juice will kill weeds and grass