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Monthly Cooking Thread - September 2020

Posted on 09/01/2020 6:04:23 PM PDT by Jamestown1630



We love pickles, here - Husband loves dill pickles, I like sweet pickles, we buy lots of Giardiniera for making Panzanella; and lots of Kimchi.

But except for a few attempts at Kimchi, I've never made my own pickles.

The most recent Gardening Newsletter from Lee Valley included a great idea for adding some 'zing' to store-bought Bread and Butter pickles - and a nice basic recipe for the pickles themselves:

http://www.leevalley.com/archive/en/newsletters/gardening/2533/article3.htm

(We always add a few dried peppers to our 'pickled' Brussels Sprouts - but that recipe hasn't seemed to be very popular here. It appears that many people harbor an antipathy toward the little Sprout Guys - I probably couldn't convince them even with my husband's wonderful roasted ones...)

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I made an ill-informed purchase recently. I've always been very bad at visualizing measurements in my head and don't seem to learn my lesson and pull out the tape measure; so I bought a covered 'Pullman' pan that was much larger than I actually wanted. I wanted one for making little tea-sized breads, and wound up with one that makes a 1-1/2 pound loaf.

Now, I'm looking for recipes for it. Dale Calder of Campobello Island, New Bruswick (whose YouTube channel I follow) recently posted his experiment with Pain de Mie, using the same size pan:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKnqSyyWUA8

I'm going to try that; but I want to try quick-breads, sweet AND savory. Does anyone know the formulae for increasing quick bread recipes? I'm not much of a baker, and have never figured this out - I just recall that one apparently can't simply 'increase' all the ingredients proportionally.

-JT


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1 posted on 09/01/2020 6:04:23 PM PDT by Jamestown1630
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To: 2nd amendment mama; 4everontheRight; ADemocratNoMore; afraidfortherepublic; Aliska; Andy'smom; ...

This month: Pickles – and ‘neat’ bread.

Please post your favorite – and especially your UNUSUAL – pickle and preserve recipes; heck, even your favorite one for Brussels Sprouts.

(If you would like to be on or off of this monthly cooking ping-list, please send a private message.)

JT


2 posted on 09/01/2020 6:05:33 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630

Have you ever made Kool-Aid pickles?

Never got around to it myself, perhaps for my brother for Christmas.

Cherry seems to be the dominant flavor choice.

I don’t see why it couldn’t work for Kimchi.


3 posted on 09/01/2020 6:09:26 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: Jamestown1630

My mom used to make some pickles in a croc. They would almost take your breath away. Tart, tart, tart. Loved them. Not sure but they might have been called lazy housewife.


4 posted on 09/01/2020 6:10:07 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (Life is anecdotal)
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To: Jamestown1630

THX 4 da ping


5 posted on 09/01/2020 6:14:55 PM PDT by umgud
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To: Jamestown1630

Oh my gosh, I’m thinking Aunt Bea’s pickles and starting to crave one of those Kerosene Cucumbers, as Barney called them!


6 posted on 09/01/2020 6:17:30 PM PDT by smvoice (I WILL NOT WEAR THE RIBBON.)
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To: Jamestown1630

Tried my very first dill spear in a beer. Not bad.


7 posted on 09/01/2020 6:18:51 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Jamestown1630

https://www.food.com/recipe/delicious-golden-mustard-pickles-78225


8 posted on 09/01/2020 6:19:23 PM PDT by mylife (Opinions: $1, Today's Special, Half Baked: 50c)
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To: smvoice

I loved that episode. Especially when Barney had all the jars in his bag and he took it off the table and they clacked.


9 posted on 09/01/2020 6:19:42 PM PDT by CottonBall (A Republican's power comes from your prosperity. A Democrat's power comes from your poverty.)
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To: Jamestown1630

How about pickle bread? Although i made it with yeast. But if you want to make a pickle and cheese sandwich, it’s wonderful.


10 posted on 09/01/2020 6:21:12 PM PDT by CottonBall (A Republican's power comes from your prosperity. A Democrat's power comes from your poverty.)
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To: Jamestown1630

I didn’t know you couldn’t just multiply all the ingredients by the same factor. I always having it seems to be okay. But I always learn something new here


11 posted on 09/01/2020 6:22:18 PM PDT by CottonBall (A Republican's power comes from your prosperity. A Democrat's power comes from your poverty.)
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One of my favorite episodes! I love it when the fly lands on the pickle and Barney says “the fly died!” Lol!!


12 posted on 09/01/2020 6:22:59 PM PDT by smvoice (I WILL NOT WEAR THE RIBBON.)
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To: Calvin Locke

Kool Aid is pretty horrible, after one is 10 years old; but would be especially nasty in a pickle...

You might be able to make nice popsicles out of it, for kids...I’ve always wanted one of these Thai popsicle gizmos, just for fun - it looks like even more fun than Ice Cream:

https://importfood.com/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=113&Itemid=198


13 posted on 09/01/2020 6:24:42 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: CottonBall

I’ve never tried; I just remember that with the leavening and all, you’re not supposed to do that (?)

(Like I said, I’m not much of a baker :-)


14 posted on 09/01/2020 6:25:55 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630

https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/punjabi-mango-pickle/


15 posted on 09/01/2020 6:26:03 PM PDT by mylife (Opinions: $1, Today's Special, Half Baked: 50c)
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To: mylife

That looks interesting. My husband buys a bottled lime pickle to go with Indian food - it’s very good.


16 posted on 09/01/2020 6:28:42 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Libloather

There’s a place in Pennsylvania called ‘Dillsburg’.

On New Year’s Eve, they drop a pickle instead of a crystal ball:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlGHMMxHaIA


17 posted on 09/01/2020 6:32:46 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630
Couldn't be easier:

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/234408/tastefully-simple-beer-bread/

Also, I have good memories of my Mom making a quick pickle with sliced cucumbers and sliced onions in white vinegar, salt and pepper and some ice cubes...maybe a little sugar. Ready for dinner.

18 posted on 09/01/2020 6:34:35 PM PDT by boatbums (Come unto me all you who are burdened and heavy laden - for my yoke is easy and my burden is light.)
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

LOL!

That’s a good name for me - especially with Telework.

(Do you realize how nasty your house gets, when everyone is home, 24/7, for 6 months?)


19 posted on 09/01/2020 6:36:27 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630

How come your pickle recipe does not have instructions for canning?


20 posted on 09/01/2020 6:37:04 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Cultural Marxism is the cult of the Left waiting for the Mothership.)
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