Make your own pickles?

pektel · 08-20-2012, 11:25 AM

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A coworker just brought in some regular cucumbers from his garden. Says his wife makes pickles with them, but more like the cicular slices, and peels them first. They are about 8-10" in length, maybe 2" diameter. Going to stop by the grocery store on the way home to pick up some items to make some of my own.

Anyone have any current recipes to add? Otherwise, I'm just going with the guideline of:

"All measurements are approximate - just keep the water and vinegar at 1:1 ratio and don’t go overboard on the salt."

Probably start with the recipe above, and tweak it once I try the first batch.

Also, I have a reverse osmosis system with a water spout at my kitchen sink. Think that will suffice instead of buying distilled water?

pnoon · 08-20-2012, 12:21 PM

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Anyone have any current recipes to add?

http://67.222.135.200/vb/showthread.php?t=47825

pektel · 08-20-2012, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by pnoon

http://67.222.135.200/vb/showthread.php?t=47825

Just checked out foodgawker. The sheer volume of recipes there is incredible. But for a beginner like me, I'm glad there was only one recipe you linked to in that thread.

What type of salt to you use in that recipe, Peter? Kosher?

pnoon · 08-20-2012, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by pektel

Just checked out foodgawker. The sheer volume of recipes there is incredible. But for a beginner like me, I'm glad there was only one recipe you linked to in that thread.

What type of salt to you use in that recipe, Peter? Kosher?

I use kosher salt.

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