Make your own pickles?

[jkorp]

Originally Posted by T.G

Also, I discovered for "regular" cucumbers, you need to peel them, as the rinds tend to stay rather tough for a long time in the brine.

I like that "toughness", it gives it that crisp snap when you take a bite.


The recipe I used called for tumeric and mustard seed, but I did not add them (because I didn't want to spend the money, lol) also black pepper corns, but I just used ground black pepper, which I thought gave it a nice peppery taste. In the gallon jar along with the cukes I added about 4 pinches of dill weed and 4 pinched of dill seed, about a teaspoon or 2 of black pepper, about a tablespoon of minced garlic and 3-4 jalapenos.

I was very please with the results. I think next time I will get the tumeric.

[T.G]

Originally Posted by T.G

Also, I discovered for "regular" cucumbers, you need to peel them, as the rinds tend to stay rather tough for a long time in the brine.

Originally Posted by jkorp

I like that "toughness", it gives it that crisp snap when you take a bite.

That might not be bad, if it was possible to bite though the rind on the ones I bought - some of them are like shoe leather.

[jkorp]

Originally Posted by T.G

That might not be bad, if it was possible to bite though the rind on the ones I bought - some of them are like shoe leather.

Interesting. These were the pickling cukes or regular? How was the ripeness, dark or light green?

[Veritas]

I have made a few batches of pickled green beans that turned out excellent. Fresh dill, white onions, fresh garlic, a pile of cayenne all went into the wide mouth jar before stuffing it with the beans and filling with brine. I added a habanero to some of the jars to really kick up the heat. In my celery-averse opinion, these things are the only way to garnish a Bloody Mary.

I think the next batch will have black pepper added.

[gvarsity]

Originally Posted by G.Elrod

I have made a few batches of pickled green beans that turned out excellent. Fresh dill, white onions, fresh garlic, a pile of cayenne all went into the wide mouth jar before stuffing it with the beans and filling with brine. I added a habanero to some of the jars to really kick up the heat. In my celery-averse opinion, these things are the only way to garnish a Bloody Mary.

I think the next batch will have black pepper added.

I'm glad to hear some one mention beans. That was next on my list of things to try. I love pickled beans and hadn't tried making them yet but figured there was no difference between beans and cukes in terms of process. Anyone pickle any other veggies I was tempted to do some pickled mushrooms or brussle sprouts as well.

[tuxpuff]

Originally Posted by gvarsity

Anyone pickle any other veggies I was tempted to do some pickled mushrooms or brussle sprouts as well.

I can vouch for this recipe for pickled jalapeños ...absolutely delicious...

http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/pic...nos_escabeche/

[T.G]

Originally Posted by tuxpuff

I can vouch for this recipe for pickled jalapeños ...absolutely delicious...

http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/pic...nos_escabeche/

I've used that recipe before, it is good.

I grew bored with the cooked peppers and the oil, so I went searching for somethng that would have pepper with some snap to it, not unlike a pickle, and I've been using this one of late and it's been working out quite nicely.

http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archive...d_peppers.html

In fact I just made up about half a gallon worth of red jalepenos, a quart of red fresno peppers and a few mixed jars w/ onions and carrots too earlier this evening.