(p)reserving means to maintain something in its original or existing state—a (p)ickle is a usually small cucumber that has been pickled in a brine, vinegar, or other solution and left to ferment... the fermentation (p)rocess is executed either by immersing the cucumbers in an acidic solution or through souring by lacto-fermentation—suppose the www were a big glas jar, with lots of (p)ickles in it, (p)erserving traces day after day, a bit spicy a bit sour, slightly crunchy...ooo
