Quick Pickles

[Chris_in_SoCal]

I really love the Famous Dave's Spicy Dill Pickles with Garlic but they only come in slices. I would really like them as spears.

Last week I finished off a jar and the little lightbulb dimly lit up above my head. I took a cucumber and cut it into spears and shoved them into the jar instead of tossing it. I put it in the fridge and waited a week to see how they would turn out.

Way better than I could have hoped for. The brine was strong enough that it tastes the same as the slices but is even better in the spear form. Now I will have to test how many times I can do this until it doesn't work anymore.

 

[forktender]

I really love the Famous Dave's Spicy Dill Pickles with Garlic but they only come in slices. I would really like them as spears.

Last week I finished off a jar and the little lightbulb dimly lit up above my head. I took a cucumber and cut it into spears and shoved them into the jar instead of tossing it. I put it in the fridge and waited a week to see how they would turn out.

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Way better than I could have hoped for. The brine was strong enough that it tastes the same as the slices but is even better in the spear form. Now I will have to test how many times I can do this until it doesn't work anymore.

I do that the same with onion slices, I love pickled red onion.
I drop in a few black pepper corns and fill up the jar with sliced onoins.
My homemade pickle brines is good, but not great. So using leftover brine from piçkles really helps.