A couple days ago I made 4 quarts of Al"s pickles. And a quart of Jalapenos. While emptying out the dishwasher yesterday I noticed that I used a 1 teaspoon measuring spoon instead of the 1/4 teaspoon one. Which meant I used way to much Alum in each jar. I know, Stevie Wonder could have seen the difference. Just glad I saw this. Needless to say, they went in the trash. So, yesterday I made another batch. Pickles and Anaheim peppers.