Tag Archives: cucumbers

Salad in a Jar: A Quick, Light Sliced Cucumber Pickle

Posted on September 18, 2019 by

As the sky turned grey and the rains commenced, I knew what I wanted to do with what might be the last of my suyo cucumbers. I wanted to fill a quart jar with thin crosswise slices, adorned with sliced … Continue reading →

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Quick Bite-Size Chunk Pickles

Posted on September 10, 2012 by

When Sharon Wiest suggested I teach students at the Culinary Center in Lincoln City how to make a sweet, hot cucumber chunk pickle, I had to think hard. Did I have any recipe in The Joy of Pickling for a … Continue reading →

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East Coast New Pickles

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

My son was bewildered by the cucumber “pickles” he was served all through his freshman year at his small college on Long Island, New York. “They aren’t sour at all,” he complained last summer. “There’s no taste of fermentation, no … Continue reading →

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Another Pickle Picture

Posted on August 27, 2009 by

Here are cucumbers that have been in their brine for one day (left) and about one week (right). You can see that, in the jar on the right, the colors have changed and the brine has gotten cloudy. This is … Continue reading →

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