u/Spiritual-Iron-9054

Hello all! As the title says, I'm almost down to my last Bubbie's pickle and have a nice frothy brine leftover. I rarely make my own pickles from scratch, but I do usually keep jars of store-bought pickles and toss new veggies in there until it starts to get sketchy. I'm guessing I can do this with Bubbie's lacto brine as well? I don't know if this is a different process or not becuse you'd obviously be introducing new bacteria, so I'm wondering:

-Can I do this and if so how to prep the veggies (my usual routine is to just wash, chop, and toss in jar in fridge)

-Is there a good way to add to the volume of the brine? Is plain water good or is there something else I should use?

Many thanks!

Have to go to work tomorrow, co-worker said I should be able to shimmy across the marathon rout at crossings when there's no runners, just checking to see everyone's experience with this. The only part of my normal route that is shut down is Liberty. I should be there around 8:30, before the first runners are even there, so maybe I can just blast down the road?

Alternatively, would it be better to just take the Jail Trail down to the Point and then continue on to the Strip?