Pickling Jar

The Pickling Jar is a crafting station in Starsand Island that converts vegetables and salt into pickled vegetables. Pickled items are intermediate cooking ingredients used in salads, side dishes, and specialty recipes. They are also a highly profitable trade good when sold in bulk, making the Pickling Jar one of the best late-game money-making stations.

How to Unlock

The Pickling Jar Blueprint is purchased from the Happiness Seed Shop in Starsand Town for 2,000 coins. You must first earn Intermediate Farmer certification by completing Graminova's Intermediate Farmer trial quests. This makes the Pickling Jar the last of the three food processing stations to unlock, after the Jam Maker and Brewing Barrel (both Junior Farmer).

The Happiness Seed Shop is located next to Ethereal Styles near the plaza in Starsand Town. After buying the blueprint, build the Pickling Jar at your Worktable and place it near your kitchen or other processing stations.

How It Works

Load the Pickling Jar with 2 vegetables of the same type plus Salt. The fermentation process takes approximately 1 to 2 in-game days to complete, after which the jar produces the corresponding pickled product. Different vegetables produce different pickled items.

Pickled vegetables are not edible on their own. They are intermediate cooking ingredients used in recipes that call for pickled products. Some pickled items also appear as requests on the Bulletin Board, making them useful for completing daily tasks.

All Pickled Products

The Pickling Jar can produce 9 different pickled products. The variety depends on which vegetable you load into the station.

Sell Prices and Profit

Pickled vegetables sell for approximately 300 to 600 coins each, depending on the vegetable type and quality. This is significantly more than the raw vegetable sell price, making pickling one of the most profitable processing methods in the game.

For maximum profit, sell pickled goods at the Merchant Ship at Starsand Port. The Merchant Ship pays roughly double the standard vendor price (200% value), and pickled items frequently appear on the ship's weekly buying orders. A batch of pickled goods sold at the Merchant Ship can generate substantial income.

Late-Game Money Making

The Pickling Jar is one of the strongest late-game money-making tools when scaled up. The strategy involves building many jars and running them simultaneously.

1. Plant large fields of fast-growing vegetables. Water Spinach (1-day growth) and Cabbage are popular choices for their quick turnaround.

2. Keep a steady salt supply. The Charcoal Kiln produces Salt from Salt Brick and Fiber.

3. Build 20 or more Pickling Jars and cluster them together for efficient loading and collection.

4. Load each jar with 2 vegetables and salt. After 1 to 2 days, collect the finished pickles.

5. Hold pickled goods until the Merchant Ship is in port, then sell in bulk for double the standard price.

GMax vegetable variants (grown from GMax seeds) produce higher-value pickles. If you have access to GMax crops, prioritize using those vegetables for maximum coin return per batch.

Processing Station Comparison

The Pickling Jar is one of four processing stations that produce intermediate cooking ingredients. It requires the highest Farming profession level to unlock.

Gift Warning

Several characters dislike pickled items as gifts. Most notably, Solara dislikes Pickled Water Spinach. Always check the gift guide before giving pickled goods to any NPC. Gifting a disliked item reduces friendship points.

Scaling for Maximum Profit

Pickling becomes extremely profitable when you run many pots at once. The key is automating your salt supply and planting large vegetable fields.

Salt Automation

Deploy a Mining Robot at the salt deposits in the Moonlit Forest for passive salt gathering. The robot continuously harvests and deposits salt into its terminal, removing the biggest bottleneck in pickle production.

Vegetable Supply

Plant GMX cucumbers or similar high-yield vegetables on large plots with sprinkler irrigation at Hopeland. GMX crops produce more per harvest, keeping your pots supplied without constant replanting.

Recommended Scale

Build 20 or more Pickling Jars and run them simultaneously. Each pot requires 2 vegetables plus salt, with a processing time of 1 to 2 days. At this scale, you generate dozens of pickled items per cycle. Sell through the Merchant Ship at 200% value for maximum returns. Combined with the Mining Robot handling salt and irrigated fields handling vegetables, the entire pipeline runs with minimal daily upkeep.

Tips

• Water Spinach and Cabbage are the best vegetables for mass pickling. Both grow quickly (Water Spinach takes just 1 day) and produce reliable returns.

• Build the Pickling Jar alongside the Jam Maker and Brewing Barrel. Together, these three stations cover every intermediate cooking ingredient you will need for advanced recipes.

• Place a storage chest next to your Pickling Jar cluster. Stockpile vegetables and salt there so you can reload stations quickly without running to your main storage.

• The Pickling Jar's 1 to 2 day processing time is longer than the Jam Maker's half-day cycle. Account for this when planning batch production schedules.

• Do not gift pickled items blindly. Several NPCs actively dislike pickled foods. Selling them for profit is usually the better use.

• Pickled goods stack in your inventory, so storage is not an issue even at high volume. Stockpile between Merchant Ship visits for the best return.