pdarg

Great solution "At Home" = double stair climb ..... Go up the stairs 2 at a time at a steady pace... works excellent if you are in an apartment building.... start on floor 1 and see how far you can get !

From what I understand, the lime used in the pickeling process changes the structure of the natural sugars in the fruit (yes it's a fruit) to become "un-absorbable"... You are however, correct - very very high in sodium. I, like anyone else, may be wrong at any given time. Cheers! PD