[Jamestown1630]

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.

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JT

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THX 4 da ping

[mylife]

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

[greeneyes]

Old fashioned brine pickles.
Brined fresh Salsa.

I have been experimenting with brining. Bought a ball mason jar brining kit. Good enough that I decided to get some of the glass weights so the spears would not be so squashed.

Basically:
1.5 - 2 Tbls. pickling or sea salt, cukes cleaned/sliced, and spices you like
3 C filtered water(to get chlorine out)add to 1”from top
Spices-garlic, dill, mustard seeds, hot flakes and/or
pepper corns.

Leave 1 inch head space.
Weight to keep veggie down.
Add lid with release valve.

(Cheesecloth held in place with rubber band can work)
It should bubble and gas build up needs a way to be released.

Keep it covered to protect from light. About 74 degreesF.
About 1 week - gets more sour with time.
Store when right flavor is reached-about 6 months in frig.

Salsa—THIS HAS BEEN THE BEST HIT OF SUMMER with sunchip dippers:

Lacto Fermented Salsa Recipe
https://www.farmhouseonboone.com/lacto-fermented-salsa-recipe

[Qiviut]

..... especially your UNUSUAL – pickle and preserve recipes

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We have a "Brown Turkey" Fig bush that is absolutely LOADED with figs this year .... more than we've ever had. The bush is huge because it didn't freeze back to the roots this spring.

My uncle (now deceased) who gave us the bush, has a sister who is quite a good cook, does a lot of canning, & she makes "fig pickles". I have tasted her fig pickles & they are delicious. I asked her to send her recipe & I just got it the other day. When I looked online, I saw a recipe for fig pickles that is very close (same amounts of each ingredient) & virtually the same procedure. I finally found enough jars so I'm going to try this recipe for fig pickles & also one for fig jam.

Pickled Figs

Fig Preserves (Fig Jam)

A quick, refrigerator fig pickle recipe I found that also might be fun to try:

Quick-Pickled Figs

[Liz]

I forgot I had this extra-special pickle recipe.

TACO PICKLES---made w/ farm veggies.

METHOD Mandolin into thin rounds bunches of radish,
handful of carrots. Place in canning jars. Add cooled brine,
1-2 sliced fresh jalapeños, handful chp cilantro, salt to taste.
Stored in fridge, will last couple of weeks.

BRINE BTB slowly 1/2 c ea sugar, distilled white
vinegar, 1/4 c ea apple cider vinegar, red wine vinegar;
whisk/dissolve then fridge or freezer. Use at room temp.