Last month a friend and I attended what turned out to be a spectacular free presentation on the history of the traditional kosher dill pickle, as they were made and sold out of barrels in the Jewis...
When I was growing up, when preparing for guests, my mother served pickled spiced peaches with the meal which were the highlight on her southern table. I always begged at least one from my mother, ...
It's peak watermelon season here in sunny South Texas. Truck farmers, roadside stands, farmers markets are brimming with this iconic summertime treat. My family LOVES WATERMELON! Fat ones, skinny o...
I LOVE candied dill pickles- the recipes use commercially prepared & bottled dill pickles (like you buy at the grocery store) that are drained of the pickle juice, salt-water brined overnight, rins...
Hey everyone I will not profess to know much about pickling- so i turn to you guys for some help and info. I tend to make refrigerator pickles- you know some pickled red onions some chile's, ...
I am trying to make fermented pickles for the first time. I have tried two recipes. One is from The Joy of Pickling and the other is from the University of Wisconsin Extension. Both call for a spe...
My cucumbers are starting to produce and while I do a lot of canning I like my pickles crisp. I am looking for dill and bread'n'butter pickle recipes. TIA
Anyone have an amazing pickle recipe? Specifically looking for something that tastes like any of Grillo's flavors. TIA!
I am making red beans and rice for Memorial Day. I'm using Kenji's recipe for the red beans and rice, and Alton Brown's recipe for pickled pork. Being a life-long Yankee, I had never heard of p...
I have made pickles before using pickling salt but this time I am not really in the vicinity of any places that sell it. Does anyone know if I can make pickles with regular sea salt? I am sure t...
Use plain salt. Home picklers buy kosher salt for pickling because it has no additives. I don't think the size of the salt crystals matters that much since the salt will dissolve into the wat...
I just made my first batch for the year. My husband loves the pickled onions that he eats in London, so I decided to make him the batch from The River Cottage Preserves Handbook. I wanted to keep t...
I have discovered that I made a really big mistake when I canned at least two batches of pickles this summer...I forgot to add the salt to my brine! Is there anyway to fix these? I’ve thought abou...
I recently saw this article and thought the idea was kinda neat. Not sure I would actually omit the cheese, but I like the idea of adding more variety to your usual cheese/charcuterie plate... And...
This is about *refrigerator* pickling, NOT about canning. I have a recipe for pickled beets (adapted from Craig Clayborne's New York Times Cookbook. It's very tasty, but the vinegar taste gets p...
I have a new pickling book that has recipes requiring 7% acidity vinegar. I have been searching all sources here in the Northeast (Maine) and online with no luck. Does anyone know where I can order...
Here you go, Porthus, my version of pickled tongue. Let me know if you try it and what you think. Pickled, cured pig tongue For the cure: 12C water 1C salt 3/8C instacure #1 Pig tongues (...
Made my first dozen quarts of pickles ever, trying to replicate the McClure's Spicy ones and it didn't work out so well. First, the pickles are way too salty. Second, they are quite mushy, and I e...
starting the New Year off with quick pickled cucumbers
There's an excellent old post on this topic if you want to look for it here: https://www.chowhound.com/post/pickling-stuff-pickle-905621 But, as the forum suggests, I'm starting a new thread...