RE: [email] Re: [CH] sour pickles

Scott J. Walter (sjwalter@epicmedia.com)
Fri, 27 Jun 2003 23:10:14 -0500 

More than likely, the "spice" (or, at least, part of it) is dill.  Dill 
pickles aren't supposed to taste like a dill patch (if they do, there's way 
to much dill in the recipe).

Dropping chiles into store-bought pickles is a good short-cut, but if 
you're gonna do that, you may consider splitting the chiles open before you 
do (since the chile doesn't get "cooked" with the brine, getting heat 
through the skin may be a bit tougher ... opening 'em up guarantees that 
the brine can get to work spreading the wonderful heat throughout).

-Scott

At 08:34 PM 6/27/2003 -0700, Ian J Funk wrote:
>Madison:
>I'm staring at a glass jar I pulled from my refrigerator.  The label
>says Nalley barrel cured hamburger dill chips.  Ingredients listed are
>cucumbers, water, vinegar, salt, turmeric, paprika, and spice?  Who
>knows what spice they are talking about?  I'm not a sweet pickle lover
>by any means, but I wouldn't turn one down in a dark alley.  I love dill
>pickles Madison and these don't have an ounce of dill in them ;0).  I
>just ate a few of them and they are pretty damned sour.  I think it's
>time to drop a couple of barrel cured habs in this jar...Ian
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com
>[mailto:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com] On Behalf Of madison
>Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 3:44 PM
>To: enkantare@mindspring.com; Chile-Heads@globalgarden.com
>Subject: Re: [email] Re: [CH] sour pickles
>
>Well I used to think that too. Then I took a bite of home made dill
>pickles.
>Nasty..Tasted like dill weed. Not sour at all. Since then I have stayed
>away
>from home made dill pickles. That is why is say sour. The vinegar may be
>the
>key.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <enkantare@mindspring.com>
>To: <Chile-Heads@globalgarden.com>
>Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 5:03 PM
>Subject: [email] Re: [CH] sour pickles
>
>
> > are sour and dill not one in the same?  i believe you can adjust the
> > amount (and probably type) of vinegar to attain the "sourness" you
> > are looking for ...  ive never really pickled.. but my mother and aunt
> > have and thats what they always did...
> >
> > Woody
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "madison" <madisond1@earthlink.net>
> > To: <Chile-Heads@globalgarden.com>
> > Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 5:50 PM
> > Subject: [CH] sour pickles
> >
> >
> > > Hello. I want to find a good recipe for sour pickles. Not dill
>pickles,
> > not
> > > half sour pickles, not sweet and sour pickles. But sour pickles like
> > > McDonalds puts on their hamburgers. Like the big pickles they sell
>at
> > > concession stands. I want to make them hot and sour. I have searched
> > Google
> > > and can't find anything that reads like a sour pickle. Surly someone
>has
>a
> > > good SOUR pickle recipe.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> >
> >