Re: [gardeners] Ice Water Pickles
George Shirley (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sun, 12 Aug 2001 13:57:03 -0500
In the first place not everything is eaten strictly for the nourishment value, in the second place
everyone does their own "thing." Mine happens to be preserving food including pickles. And, in the
third place, your're exactly right, your talking doesn't do anyone any good.
George
Bargyla Rateaver wrote:
>
> can there be any food value left in something that has been "monkeyed with" so much? soaking, changing
> fluids, soaking, draining, etc etc What is the point? Food is supposed to be something that nourishes.
>
> Now, of course, I don't care, who , what , where--nobody is forcing me to eat them. I just wonder how/why
> people justify/satisfy themselves about it.
> When I go eat at the Souplantation, I always pass by the pickles--can't see any real nourishment in them;
> need all my "space" for real food.
>
> I know, it becomes a routine, etc, part of skills, etc. I grew up with all kinds of pickle making, Germanic
> mother, and even have done it myself, but would never do it now because I don't see any food value in it.
>
> Maybe someone would teach me? and anyway why am I talking here? doesn't do any;one any good, tsk tsk
>
> Gayle Fields wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the suggestion George. Actually, I always soak all my cukes overnight before canning and they
> > are always crisp. I think what I am really looking for it Icicle Pickles. I remember my Dad emptying
> > the crock every day and them Mom refilled it with something? Am presently going through all her recipe
> > books in search. They were a swet pickle and she left them in the crock pot rather than can them.
> >
> > Gayle
> >
> > George Shirley wrote:
> >
> > > Supposedly makes the pickles crisper. I put up a batch last month that were ice water soaked, reckon
> > > we'll find out when we open a jar.
> > >
> > > George
> > >
> > > Bargyla Rateaver wrote:
> > > >
> > > > what is the point/value of soaking first?
> > > >
> > > > George Shirley wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Look in the Ball Blue Book, found at most Walmart stores in the food preserving section. Generally
> > > > > just consists of soaking your future pickles in ice water for a couple of hours prior to pickling
> > > > > them.
> > > > >
> > > > > George
> > > > >
> > > > > Gayle Fields wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Now that the cucumber harvest is in I hope to make some ice water
> > > > > > pickles but I cannot find the recipe that my mother used to follow.
> > > > > > Anyone on the list know of one?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Gayle
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > Bargyla Rateaver
> > > > http://home.earthlink.net/~brateaver
>
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>
> Bargyla Rateaver
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