OT- making fermented pickles
Fo' Shizzle My Sizzle
on 8/23/11 12:31 pm
on 8/23/11 12:31 pm
Ok, so I got sick of paying astronomical prices for real half-sour kosher pickles, and decided to have a go at making my own.
Now there's a jar of cucumbers on my counter swimming in brine, and turning cloudy with happy acid-producing microbes... (Unless I'm wrong and the brine going cloudy isn't good...)
Anyone have fermented pickling tips for this newbie? I'm using a regular mason jar and am weighting down the cucumbers with a ziplock bag filled with brine.
Now there's a jar of cucumbers on my counter swimming in brine, and turning cloudy with happy acid-producing microbes... (Unless I'm wrong and the brine going cloudy isn't good...)
Anyone have fermented pickling tips for this newbie? I'm using a regular mason jar and am weighting down the cucumbers with a ziplock bag filled with brine.
Yep, its been years since I made them. I used to have one of those huge ceramic crocks and I made them down in my basement. As I recall they got kind of nasty. I'm kind of a prissy sort so I think I used to cheat and change the brine. The absolute best thing is pickled watermelon rind. It comes out sooooo crunch. Yum. There's also a dill pickle you can make in the canning jars without a lot of brine time, I think. I'll look tomorrow to see if I still have the recipe.
Fo' Shizzle My Sizzle
on 8/24/11 12:27 am
on 8/24/11 12:27 am
I was actually shocked at how easy it was to make 'em. I have to wait a few more days to find out how the pickles turn out, but it was as easy as adding spices and pickles to a glass jar, then pouring brine over it and letting it sit. As long as you have a reasonably cool place below 80 degrees to put the jar, that's all they need while they fermet.
If this batch turns out really good, I may never buy pickles again! Unless it's winter time and I can't get fresh kirbys, doh!
If this batch turns out really good, I may never buy pickles again! Unless it's winter time and I can't get fresh kirbys, doh!