A bit of a Pickle

Oh - what a shame! Any ideas as to what went wrong?

Maybe you could invent a pickled gherkin sauce for a recipe - so as not to waste the bottle! :-)))

I think Spritz that the cucumbers I used weren't suitable for pickling - they were the small variety but since then I have found out that you can get cucumbers specifically for pickling....put this one down to experience eh? LOL

Oh what a shame i put a like on this blog before i read it sorry, i was looking forward to doing some of mine next year......

Clarice - Im glad you liked the blog - I thought it was quite funny which is why I wrote it - its just part of the experience of preserving our home grown - I would say that before you pickle make sure you have the correct cucumbers for the job...;o))

that is what its all about learning from our experiences some you win some you lose,never mind you can always try next year :0))))

I'm not being rude but this did make me laugh. Im sorry it didnt work out, but I have had plenty of things go wrong in the kitchen as well as the garden.
I can safely say that after last summer I am now quite an expert on fruit cakes. This is because it took me three attempts to use the right tin, the right fruit as well as following recipies right.

Better luck next time. Chalk it up as experiance.

Sorry Busylizzie,but I just had to laugh.This kind of thing usually happens to me.I bet you were glad you found out before you needed it.What about mixing the mush with sage and onion for stuffing? lol.You never know,you could end up on Dragon's den,look what happened to the reggae sauce man! Sorry,still
smiling :o)))

:( sorry 2 hear they didnt turn out as they should of Liz , i love Gerkins myself so i know how disapointed umust be feeling :(

Joanella/Treesandthings - Its fairly hilarious that we can get all superior cos we are growing our own and pickling, preserving and baking - then nature gives us a little kick to remind us that we don't know everything...LOL and I wouldn't mind a recipe for your fruit cake TandT!
Sandra - I dont think this stuff would sell a million bottles - although I could market it as a drain cleaner ;0))
Jac - I was just disappointed because I couldn't show off to all the relatives over Christmas! I went and bought some of the real thing...LOL

Very strange,busylizzy,just after I posted a comment,we had a really heavy snow shower for about 2 mins.do you think its a punishment for laughing at your pickled mush?....spooky!!!!anyway,its still funny,so there...na na nana na:o))

LOL :o))) - looking on the bright side - at least I could spread this stuff over my burger.....

You could take the shop bought gherkins and put them into your kilner jar Liz. You wouldn't be lying if you said you had pickled some this year while producing them for everyone to try. You just have to be careful not to say that these were/weren't the same ones! Lol ;~))

By the way, I clicked on the I like this thingy because I do, it made me chuckle!

recipe for pickled cucumber

about 3 cucumbers sliced put into a large bowl sprinkle well with salt and cover with cold water and loads of ice, put a plate on top tokeep all under water Leave for 3 Hours

Next 1 Cup of sugar and 1 cup of white vinager
put in a large saucepan with mustard seed and dill( if liked)
bring to the boil stirring to dissolve sugar
drain and rinse the cucumber ( to remove the salt) and add to saucepan, Gently stir them back to the boil-- they begin to change colour slightly--
Immediatly pot into prepared jars and when cool I keep them in the fridge--
leave for about 1 month
we love them mild and slightly crispy
enjoy!

Ian - thats a brilliant idea - lol, it would be like that ad years ago with June Whitfield pretending the pie was home made (I'm showing my age here) - glad you liked the blog I wrote it coz it made me laugh too.

Pamq - where were you five months ago....!!!

Well BL you may not know yours pickles but you know how to make us laugh which cannot be a bad thing?

Absolutely Drc - I'm always laughing at myself too (normally following head shaking, eye rolling and deep sighing) :0)

making pickles :-))))))

you can put strips of peppers in and onion sliced if you like and change the herbs and spices just remember equal quantities of White sugar and WHITE vinager and chill them altogether with the cues--- I think its the iced water & salt that makes them crispy !

Thanks so much Pam - I will make a note for next year.

Don't worry Liz, I remember that advert as well!

Good laugh, buzzylizzie, but sorry it did not work out.
Does anybody have any ideas for preserving cucumbers for a peasant who doesn't particulary like pickles.

Apart from taking a picture of them Bulbaholic I don't any way to preserve them apart from pickling....:o))))

Well at least you tried!

:-)))))))

did give me a chuckle busylizzy,,,, sorry you didnt get to eat your pickles though

you may like mine Bulbaholic they are not really vinagery because of the white vinager and sugar

Oh, Busylizzy, anyway they look not so bad...:) Hope you'll manage next time! Good luck!