Re: Re:Pickle Recipes (LSCDL Recipes)

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At 08:25 PM 7/2/2008, you wrote:

I wonder... can I cook the

cucumbers first, or would that totally ruin the pickle? My son

still cannot eat raw fruits/vegies, but would love a dill pickle...

Hmmmm....

I know that when canning or jarring pickles, they end up cooked when you

pasteurize the jars.

It would likely be a bit mushy, but still tasty.

What you might consider is dilling the cucumbers, and leaving it for a

couple of weeks to get fully flavored. I note that the ones I have in the

fridge now, which are around 4 months old, are much softer than they were

a few months ago, so the vinegar not only preserves them, it gradually

softens (sort of like pre-digesting) them.

I still have to be careful with raw fruits, and I limit my salads to once

or twice a week, but I'm okay with well-vinegared homemade

pickles.

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Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

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[Guest guest]

> At 08:25 PM 7/2/2008, you wrote:

>> I wonder... can I cook the cucumbers first, or would that totally

>> ruin the pickle? My son still cannot eat raw fruits/vegies, but

>> would love a dill pickle... Hmmmm....

>

> I know that when canning or jarring pickles, they end up cooked when

> you pasteurize the jars.

>

> It would likely be a bit mushy, but still tasty.

>

> What you might consider is dilling the cucumbers, and leaving it for

> a couple of weeks to get fully flavored. I note that the ones I have

> in the fridge now, which are around 4 months old, are much softer

> than they were a few months ago, so the vinegar not only preserves

> them, it gradually softens (sort of like pre-digesting) them.

>

> I still have to be careful with raw fruits, and I limit my salads to

> once or twice a week, but I'm okay with well-vinegared homemade

> pickles.

I may opt to try pickling again this summer - it hasn't really worked

for me in the past, in the

sense that I haven't really wanted to eat the product <g>, but it

might be time to start again.

Do you have a cite for your pickle recipe, or if it is your own, can

you post it please.

Mara