Re: [gardeners] sauerkraut
penny x stamm (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Mon, 6 Jul 1998 23:57:26 -0400
Allen, now I really am in trouble! All those 15 cucumber plants
are NOT pickling cukes!
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Use only cucumbers intended for pickling not the slicers like burpless.
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This week for practice I sliced down a firm, slender supermarket
cuke and liberally salted it. Stuck it in the fridge for 8 hrs, then
poured off the water which had come, added a bit of sugar, shredded
purple onion, and some sour cream. Served it in 4 hrs. Did NOT
like it. I guess I'm used to Raita, the Indian version -- it includes
some finely shredded fresh ginger, and uses yogurt instead of sour
cream.
My problem is that I am a vinegar addict -- every day at 5:00 o'clock
I get an insane craving for a pickle or a relish. Of course, salsa helps,
but it still ain't a pickle! For a year I was forbidden all salt, and
that
was a death sentence. Then I discovered that the A&P chain carried
a bread-and-butter pickle which tastes real, but is made without salt!
I cornered the market. Still, it definitely was not a New York Kosher
Deli Pickle -- and what's worse, I only like 'em "new". I must admit
that I even found those in Hong Kong, at the "New York Style
Delicatessen" where they also had hot pastrami .... ummmnn ...
There's no pickle which comes in a jar on the supermarket shelf
that can fill the bill. I expect to harvest close to 300 cukes this
season, and it sounds to me like everyone else's zucchini mania..!
Penny, NY
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