Pickling Veggie:. Old Fashioned Way.

[rbeau30]

Found some more. Bread and butter pickles (MUCH faster recipe)



Accompanying blog: http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2014/...-of-great.html

Here is the super short version of pickling jalapenos.



Accompanying blog post: http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2012/...gs-i-hear.html

These sound very tasty, I think I am going to make those Bread and Butter Pickles (I like the history lesson too!). These are Un-Fermented pickling veggies. I really like Chef John's videos.

[Irving]

Is there any reason why I can't pickle cucumbers in an actual pickle jar that I got from Costco? I figure I can cover it in newspaper and set in on the floor of my pantry. Any reason that won't work?

Also, this scene/s from Portlandia reminded me of this thread. The end is not for children.

[Jonsey]

You can pickle things in glass jars for sure. You need a weight which can be a smaller jar, a rock, or even a plastic bag filled with brine and then cover with cloth. I have not tried newspaper. The crocks are cool though because they make little burping sounds all day.

[Irving]

So I tried the Food Wishes pickling video that I had posted above, and apparently everything just turned to mush (I was out of town). I tried it again last week. The results were better, but still not great. First, I doubt there are quality cucumbers this time of year and all the middles of mine seem to have first turned mushy, and now disappeared. The outer ring of what is left is still decently firm though, enough to give me hope to try again. The other problem I had this time though, is the taste. I used dill from the store, and some fresh garlic, but I otherwise used a store bought pickling spice.



Check out the ingredients though. Cinnamon is first in the list, and you can definitely taste it in the pickles. It pretty much ruins the taste. If it weren't for the strong cinnamon flavor, I'd chop this batch up into a relish and use it to make tuna or chicken salad or something. I still might actually. Wish I would have read that back before I bought it. Oh well, another lesson learned.

[Grant H.]

Seems strange that they would put cinnamon in for pickling spice, but hey, what do I know...

I think I'm going to have to make the bread and butter pickles from your 2015 post. Those look awesome.