засо́лка

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1.
pickling, salting, curingcooking
Засо́лка огурцо́в на зи́му – традицио́нный спо́соб консерва́ции.
Pickling cucumbers for winter is a traditional method of preservation.
Refers to the preserving process, usually with salt or brine.
2.
(rare) salted food, pickles, cured food, preservescooking
На столе́ стоя́ли ра́зные засо́лки: грибы́, огурцы́ и капу́ста.
There were various pickles on the table: mushrooms, cucumbers and cabbage.
Colloquial, often in the plural, for the finished salted or pickled goods.

Examples

Она вываривает грибы перед засолкой.
She boils the mushrooms before pickling them.
Засолка огурцов заняла у нас весь день.
Pickling the cucumbers took us all day.
Пропаривающиеся бочки готовили к засолке огурцов.
The barrels being steamed were being prepared for pickling cucumbers.
Мы купили банку домашней засолки на рынке.
We bought a jar of homemade pickles at the market.
Бабушка занимается засолкой капусты каждую осень.
Grandma pickles cabbage every autumn.
Она прослаивает капусту солью для засолки.
She layers the cabbage with salt for pickling.