There are honey cured meats and sugar seems to do the same thing as salt. I don’t think I’ve seen anyone say sugar pickles. Anyone know? Yes, I googled it.
There are honey cured meats and sugar seems to do the same thing as salt. I don’t think I’ve seen anyone say sugar pickles. Anyone know? Yes, I googled it.
Those cured meats have a boat load of salt generally.
Sugar is fuel for all manner of microbes. Salt is not fuel.
Honey is antimicrobial but only on its own. Mix it with water and yeast has no trouble going to town on it.
If the concentration of sugar gets stupid, it won’t immediately ferment but it will eventually.