On Fri, 18 May 2012 13:12:21 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:
>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.
There is a brand sold from the dairy case - Ba-Tampt. They are as good
as any deli. Honestly. See if any of these stores are near you.
http://batamptepickle.com/wheretobuy.php
Boron