How did Bread & Butter pickles get their name?
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Comments (13)When we bought the seeds, I hadn't realized that "Cool Breeze" is considered a burpless, seedless variety. I selected it because it was described as having fruits that set early, a French cornichon type (gherkin) that was pickling size, also great in salads, and best when picked 4-5" long. Since I knew I was going to want to make Linda's recipe again, I thought Linda Lou's recipe or a variation of it might do well with this cuke if I wanted to try to make gherkins or maybe small whole sweet pickles. (I have since come across the NCHFP recipes, which I may use to make 1-2" and/or 3-4" gherkins by picking earlier.) It wasn't until I was posting yesterday that I went back to read the catalog description and learned of its burpless & seedless nature...(apparently they mean when you pick them smaller than 4-5"). I became concerned, because I remember having read one of your postings, Ken, where you mentioned that burpless don't make good pickles. I just hope this batch is an exception. They seemed crunchy enough before processing. No hollow centers, no shrivelling either. Good thing I put a bit of Pickle Crisp into each jar before sealing! These burpless might otherwise get soft sooner than the other cuke varieties and our bottles don't tend to get consumed all that fast. What recipe do you use if you want to make gherkins? I thought it interesting that the NCHFP recipes calls for pricking the cukes with a fork during one of the brining soaks, I figure to let the flavor/vinegar/sugar in. I never noticed any holes in the store-bought gherkins! I'll have to make note of the varieties you're growing. Didn't know there's one called 'Heinz'. How many plants are you growing to be able pick 30 everyday? I thought 30 from my 4 little plants was pretty good and there's still little ones on the nodes I already picked from. Weirdly plentiful, but great if you want to make gherkins! I wish my Kirby's were more plentiful....See MoreHelp with Bread and Butter Pickle Recipe
Comments (15)Flash drives help to save this stuff, instead of saving to floppy disks. Sorry you lost the recipes, but for me, I usually do things more by taste so if the flavor isn't there, I can't blame a recipe. Sometimes people don't seem to taste what they are making and the end result is quite a surprise if it isn't going to taste good. Maybe you put your recipes in a storage box where your canning supplies are, or maybe its in a box with some canning jars.. After I use any recipes, I usually put the books back in my bookcase for the next time. Lots of things I make are from memory anyway, and so I don't have to refer to recipes much anymore. The old simple way of a pinch of this a dash of that, and just dump in the vinegar and salt to taste and you have a pickle. Not sure where the B&B term came from, but it may be that it was because of the yellow color and sweet flavor. Now that I make them with Splenda, I find that I can enjoy more without all that sugar. Splenda, does NOT measure the same cup for cup as sugar, so never use 5 pounds of Splenda in place of 5 pounds of sugar. I usually get the same sweeteness with ONLY a cup or two of Splenda to the 5 pounds of sugar needed....See MoreBread & Butter Jalapenos -- was Candied Jalapenos
Comments (6)Sorry I did not see this post earlier. I have been busy. I use the slicing blade with our food processor. It cuts them into nice slices, if you stack them all in nicely. However, I don't always do that. I have a wide mouth one and I stuff it full and go to town! When they are sliced, I loaded it up again. If you wanted to you could hand slice. However, when you have 20 pounds of Jalapenos, my hands would hurt before I am done! With the onions, I cut off the ends, peel the outside and quarter. Then run those through the processor too. When it is all done, I dump everything into a 2 gallon ziplock bag and mix it up. Then pack into jars. REMEMBER rubber gloves the whole time! Also, about deseeding. I don't it adds to the flavor and heat. If you want it milder, you could deseed them. I made a few half and half jars last time. I used Fooled you Jalapenos and Jalapenos. The Fooled you have no heat. This made for an interesting combo. Is it hot or is it not? Vinegar: I used white vinegar. I guess you could use Apple Cider, but I prefer White. I also cut the recipe in half when I am low on peppers. It also works. Good luck. I love these Jalapenos, I need to make a bunch before it freezes. Maybe next weekend. Jay...See MoreHow did Monkey Cake get it's name?
Comments (2)I think you mean "Monkey bread". There are many theorys, but no definite answer. Some have suggested because it's a lot of "monkeying around to make" and another because it is eaten by pulling it apart like a monkey would eat. Google monkey bread, you will get a lot more answers. Linda C...See MoreJinean
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