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Eating and Drinking => Cooking, Storing and Preserving => Topic started by: Yorkshire Lass on July 12, 2016, 16:49

Title: Gherkins
Post by: Yorkshire Lass on July 12, 2016, 16:49

Does anyone have a tried and tested recipe for pickling gherkins?

Also is there and alternative to pickling them

 :D

Title: Re: Gherkins
Post by: New shoot on July 15, 2016, 12:12

If you want a pickle recipe for cucumbers and gherkins, this is my favourite from on here.  It is a salty, rather than a sweet pickle and very moreish :)

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=114694.msg1318437#msg1318437

As an alternative, try this one of mine, that Val put on the main site.  Its half salad/half relish and should work well with gherkins.  It doesn't keep long, but that shouldn't be a problem as its very easy to eat up  ;)

http://www.allotment-garden.org/recipe/1738/sweet-cucumber-fridge-pickle-recipe/

Title: Re: Gherkins
Post by: Kate and her Ducks on July 17, 2016, 18:38

I pickle mine in a brine solution. Really easy, probably more so than with vinegar.
A heaped tablespoon of salt in 2 litres of filtered water. Add to gherkins.
That's it! Best to have a way of keeping them under the surface to minimise mold and make sure there is a way for the gas that will form to escape.

Title: Re: Gherkins
Post by: Headgardener22 on July 18, 2016, 18:01

I eat mine like small cucumbers.