tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post6976660727397463252..comments2024-03-16T12:45:12.251-04:00Comments on Raised By Wolves: Call for RecipesHeather Houlahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-36048735681202688522010-09-03T11:10:40.735-04:002010-09-03T11:10:40.735-04:00Always trim the blossom end of the cucumber by 1/4...Always trim the blossom end of the cucumber by 1/4" during wash and prep of your cucumbers. The blossom contains an enzyme that causes the pickles to get mushy. Even leaving the scab where the blossom was can cause problems. I learned that from some university extension program. Not sure which one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-11123071181032409252010-08-30T00:56:34.863-04:002010-08-30T00:56:34.863-04:00Cooking with wine?<a href="http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2010/01/11/100111sh_shouts_frazier" rel="nofollow">Cooking with wine</a>?Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18015219452269186971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-5702214330759895852010-08-29T23:51:39.856-04:002010-08-29T23:51:39.856-04:00I sent in three of our favorites - I hope they'...I sent in three of our favorites - I hope they're useful! Just noticed that all three involve wine. I wonder if this is why my mom bought me the apron that says "I love cooking with wine - sometimes I even put it in the food".<br /><br />Anyway, I will be watching out for the cookbook when it's published!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-63583892216171168092010-08-29T11:09:42.485-04:002010-08-29T11:09:42.485-04:00My mom says she thinks alum is the key to make the...My mom says she thinks alum is the key to make them crispy. Not sure if there is anything to that. But I will submit her incredible sweet pickles recipe as well as some other family goodies.<br /><br />Rachael RoperAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-3046830116472532432010-08-29T00:04:56.272-04:002010-08-29T00:04:56.272-04:00A couple of steps to crispy dills - soak the cukes...A couple of steps to crispy dills - soak the cukes in ice water in the fridge for at least two hours (longer is better) and cut off the ends (about a eighth to quarter inch) of the cukes. Here's a basic recipe, and read the comments... http://allrecipes.com/recipe/dill-pickles/Detail.aspx<br /><br />And I've got an awesome bread & butter pickle recipe, but it's from a cookbook. I've alway's got a few jars in the fridge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-41682036147129714452010-08-28T23:26:33.508-04:002010-08-28T23:26:33.508-04:00It's the crispy that has eluded me, Dianne, Am...It's the crispy that has eluded me, Dianne, Amy, and probably a bunch of other people.<br /><br />Mine are flavorful and acidic, but not crispy.<br /><br />And yeah, I know the trick about using a grape leaf or a cherry leaf. It may help, but it doesn't <i>work</i>.<br /><br />A couple years ago I entered pickles in the Farm Show. Apparently the jar had gone bad. Not sure why the judge didn't hunt me down and strike me about the head. But it was a jar of cucumber slime when he opened it. I hope he noticed before tasting.Heather Houlahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-10694935150506540602010-08-28T22:32:46.333-04:002010-08-28T22:32:46.333-04:00Oh, and as to pickles -- I have to ask Moms, but f...Oh, and as to pickles -- I have to ask Moms, but for some reason I recall that she did have a pickle recipe somewhere. Will bang on that door presently.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18015219452269186971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-26571281674364104102010-08-28T22:31:27.770-04:002010-08-28T22:31:27.770-04:00My great gramma had a recipe for ketchup -- ketchu...My great gramma had a recipe for ketchup -- <i>ketchup!</i> -- that Mom swears is the best she's ever had. Unfortunately, neither she nor gramma were ever able to get her to transcribe it to English.<br /><br />We are digging for likely noms.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18015219452269186971noreply@blogger.com