In article >,
Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:

> On Thu, 10 May 2012 20:16:04 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> > wrote:
>
> >In article <2012051014103835999-xxx@yyyzzz>, gtr > wrote:
> >
> >> On 2012-05-10 18:17:37 +0000, Brooklyn1 said:
> >>
> >> > Hmm, when I make pickles I don't use any vinegar.
> >>
> >> What do you use?
> >
> >My guess is that he's fermenting them.
>
> Exactly. I don't much care for cooked vinegary pickles, I'll eat some
> but I really don't like them enough to go out of my way to eat any, I
> don't remember ever buying any, the closest I've come is the very rare
> jar of sweet pickle relish and hotdog relish... however once I start
> on good crisp half sours I'll finish an entire gallon jar full in one
> sitting. But I do like cucumber salad (a la 2nd Ave. Deli), thinly
> sliced raw cukes in seasoned vinegar. When my garden is humming
> there's nothing like cuke salad with fresh picked young kirbys.

<sigh> Half sours. I don't know where to get them around here. Could
justify a trip to NY to the Second Avenue Deli -- it's across the street
and down half a block from where Margaret lives.
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Barb,
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