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Pickles come in all shapes, sizes, and names (gherkins in the UK, cornichons in France). There are even crazy flavors such as koolickles—dill pickles soaked in a mixture of Kool-Aid and brine, an American South favorite. Whatever sort of pickle tickles your fancy, you can count on one thing: there's always leftover juice once they've been eaten and enjoyed. So, you can toss that pickle juice... or you can just dill with it. To help with the latter choice, here are 25 creative tricks to recycle that juice into something wonderful and useful. 1. Make Cocktails Ever tried a pickletini? Olive brine/juice is replaced with pickle juice in this variation of a dirty martini (or, what the famous E.B. White once referred to as "the elixir of quietude.") Fill your martini shaker with vodka or gin, pickle juice, a dash of vermouth, and a pickle spear as a garnish, and you've got yourself a beverage all pickle-lovers will buzz about. 2. Soothe Sunburns Soothe your sunburn skin with pickle juice, says the fine folks over at The Kitchen. A dab of juice on a rag blotted to your skin, is said to provide instant relief (and not smell overly pickle-y, either). It's like aloe vera, only saltier. Casa Bella DFW 3. Poach Fish with It There are a certain speed and ease that goes along with the French technique of poaching fish. We've found poaching in a light broth or even an olive oil to be intriguing, but pickle juice takes the art of poaching to an entirely new level. 4. Clean Copper Pans Ah, the copper pan: pristine and whimsical in its appearance, but a pain of a pan to clean. That's where your jar of pickle juice unexpectedly saves the day and gives those pans an extra dose of sparkle: just wipe some on to clean your blackened copper pans, like many food industry insiders have done for years. And while you're at it, clean your lucky pennies, too. Gina Jones/Flickr 5. Add to BBQ Sauce Store-bought BBQ sauce can be enhanced in myriad ways. We like to add a dash of pickle juice to ours to balance that sweet, smokey tang out with a bit of salty, vinegar goodness. 6. Boil Potatoes in It Making simple boiled potatoes can easily turn into Snoresville Central. Add a hefty splash of pickle juice to your pot while boiling to jazz up the flavors. On that note, you can also add them to your potatoes once boiled alongside some fresh dill for a fantastic addition to your potato salad. 7. Roast with Veggies Give your roasted veggies a complete makeover by adding one simple thing... yes, you guessed it! Just drizzle your pickle juice over those babies before popping them in the oven. 8. Tenderize Meat The acidity in pickle juice makes it the perfect meat tenderizer, similar to how kiwis tenderize meat. Try it on your steak, stat. 9. Use in Salad Dressings Vinegar can be replaced with pickle juice in just about any recipe for a more complex sour kick. One of our favorite ways to use it is in salad dressings—and ranch dressing, in particular. Ranch dressing on pizza, more specifically. 10. Get Rid of Weeds Rid your garden of weeds by pouring your leftover juice over them instead of down the disposal. The mixture of salt and vinegar will do the trick. Flickr 11. Use for Your Bloody Mary Many a hungover individual has sipped on a Bloody Mary to get the old' hair of the dog and soothe themselves from their late Saturday night debauchery. Add a tablespoon of trusty pickle juice to your usual Bloody Mary mix for an epic taste... or replace the liquor with pickle juice completely for a tangy virgin cocktail. 12. Make Pickle Butter Attention salmon-loving souls: you need to stop what you are doing, throw some salmon on the grill, and serve it with pickle butter. It's as simple and as life-changing as that. With a little bit of tang and the creamy mix of butter, the flavors of a flaky salmon will shine. 13. Use in Deviled Eggs Make your next batch of deviled eggs even more divine by adding pickle juice to the mayo and mustard mix. (We also suggest adding a splash of hot sauce, a sprinkle of paprika, and maybe some bacon bits to get your guests really gushing over your egg-cellent preparations.) 14. Add to Tartar Sauce You might put vinegar in your tartar sauce already to compliment those diced pickles or relish, but why not replace that vinegar and compliment those pickles further with pickle juice, instead? 15. Marinate Cheese Add some zing to your milder cheeses by marinating it in pickle juice. A soft white cheese and your juice, plus olive oil, garlic, fresh herbs, and black pepper should do the (tasty) trick. 16. Melt Ice A little-known fact is that the calcium chloride in pickle brine can melt ice. Ice trucks in New Jersey and Pennsylvania use it to de-ice city streets in the winter. The next time your driveway and sidewalk gets slippery, reach for a jar. CBS New York - CBS Local 17. Weight Loss The vinegar in the green juice is a metabolism booster and overall it’s low in calories, making it a viable option for helping to meet weight loss goals. Just be careful that the sodium levels don’t make you retain water instead. 18. Heartburn & Indigestion Either sip on a glass of pickle juice or munch on a crunchy dill to balance the stomach’s pH levels. Some people have ditched antacids altogether and go the way of the pickle every time. No more pain or discomfort! Forkly 19. Sore Throat The germ-fighting benefits of salt and vinegar in the juice are an effective remedy for sore throats. If you or your kids are not keen on drinking it, you can gargle with it instead. 20. Muscle Cramps It’s been verified by science that pickle juice stops muscle cramps in their tracks. Sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium chloride fight cramping. Because of that and its electrolytes, jars of this stuff line practice benches all over. It’s the drink of choice for sports players, and coaches cosign on it. 21. Antioxidants Vitamin C and vitamin E are rich in pickle juice, as are other antioxidants, fighting free radicals and helping the immune system protect the body against diseases like cancer. 22. Hangover Remedy A good dose of pickle juice after a night of boozing can help you curb a hangover before it really kicks in. Drink some before you hit the pillow or as soon as you wake up to stave off drinking’s aftermath. In some bars, you can even order a “pickleback” shot to follow your regular round of spirits. Be proactive! Forkly 23. Upset Stomach A sour stomach can be tamed with the neutralizing power of pickle juice. It’s great for stomach bugs as well as morning sickness. Try it! 24. Workout Drink If you don’t believe this one, look it up. Pro and amateur athletes swear by pickle juice as a reliable pre-and-post-workout drink. Due to its electrolyte content, you stay hydrated and what you sweat out is restored. Oh, and bottled workout pickle juice drinks are really a thing, too. Check your local grocer! Spot Me Bro 25. PMS Relief Those cramps and cravings that we all look forward to can be wiped out with a swig or four of pickle brine. Seriously, drink at least ½ cup of this in the days leading up to and the first day of your cycle and notice the difference. (Credits: food-hacks.wonderhowto.com and Tip Hero) What do you do with your leftover pickle juice?