I Made Pickles!
Posted on | May 4, 2009 | 12 Comments
Over the weekend, I completed my first DIY food project from this book. I decided on pickles because they seemed relatively easy and who doesn’t love a good pickle!?
-Wash and cut veggies to be pickled. I decided on the traditional cucumbers and also carrots, celery and cauliflower.
-Fill jars with your freshly cut veggies. I used one old pickle jar and I picked up a few new ones as well. Then fill each jar with (this is roughly what I did because I had to alter Karen Solomon’s recipe a little because I made a 4 jar batch instead of 3)
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 cinnamon stick
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon yellow mustard seeds
1 tablespoon brown mustard seeds (my crappy Gristede’s didn’t have these so I omitted them)
2 tablespoons dill seeds
1 tablespoon black peppercorns
2 teaspoons kosher salt
-Fill each jar about halfway with distilled white vinegar then top off with cool water. Seal each jar and shake up a bit to distribute the spices.
-Label with date and refrigerate for at least 3 days.
According to my book they’ll be at their prime in about 2 weeks, so now all I have to do is wait. I’ll report back around then with a taste test update. I’m betting on delish.
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May 4th, 2009 @ 10:12 am
you are my hero. i am going to RUN to the farmer’s market as soon as cukes appear and pickle my little heart out. awesome photos!
May 4th, 2009 @ 10:52 am
Too cool! I’m salivating right now …
May 4th, 2009 @ 10:58 am
Those look delicious. I love a good, crisp pickle oh-so-much.
May 4th, 2009 @ 11:01 am
I must admit I am not usually a fan of pickles at all but these little glass jars filled with veggies look so sweet that I would actually be tempted to revisit them!
May 4th, 2009 @ 12:17 pm
How fabulous! I’m impressed
May 4th, 2009 @ 2:24 pm
That’s it, I’m SO doing this! They look super yummy, and I love the idea of doing cauliflower too!
May 4th, 2009 @ 3:55 pm
wow! these look incrdible! wooohooo! pickles! (your new nickname)
May 4th, 2009 @ 6:25 pm
So awesome. I can’t wait to hear how they turn out. Looks like a very fun project if you ask me.
May 4th, 2009 @ 8:46 pm
Okay, your cool factor just skyrocketed!
They look fantastic!
May 5th, 2009 @ 11:03 pm
ummmm. clearly, i love this little project.
{naturally, miss pickles totally endorses your pickle project.}
May 6th, 2009 @ 1:09 am
Wow, that sounds difficult, good for you!
May 8th, 2009 @ 2:36 pm
oh how i love pickles!