soft pickled onions - advice please

green fingers · « **on:** August 20, 2008, 09:49 »

Have followed the recipe to the letter regarding pickled onions. (as I did last year and it was absolutely fine)
Now just coming to pack the shallots in pickling vinegar - but they are quite soft, which is a disappointment.
These are my own grown shallots and not sure whether to dump them and go and buy some from the greengrocer.

Any thoughts on what's gone wrong!

chicken soup · « **Reply #1 on:** August 20, 2008, 12:52 »

Can't help with advice about the shallots but can you tell me which recipe you used and how sucessful it was as it is my first attempt at pickling?

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #2 on:** August 20, 2008, 13:22 »

Quote from: "green fingers"

Now just coming to pack the shallots in pickling vinegar - but they are quite soft, which is a disappointment.

They should be soft at this stage. When they go into the vinegar they will absorb it and become crisp again

green fingers · « **Reply #3 on:** August 20, 2008, 13:23 »

Used the one from the recipe pages - look at the headings - - its really easy.and was successful last year . Just been to the greengrocer and he says he has send several deliveries of shallots back because they were all soft, so this might be a problem this year

green fingers · « **Reply #4 on:** August 20, 2008, 13:27 »

oh thanks aunt sally - deep joy

Pleased I didnt throw them all in the bin :!: Back to bottling - happy, very happy now

Pickled onions Started by The Golden Heap on Cooking, Storing and Preserving	1 Replies 2210 Views	September 08, 2013, 12:44 by Kleftiwallah
Pickled Onions Started by Balaton Ben on Cooking, Storing and Preserving	29 Replies 9176 Views	December 28, 2007, 21:27 by gobs
Pickled Onions Started by MyAchingBack on Cooking, Storing and Preserving	0 Replies 1904 Views	September 18, 2012, 14:39 by MyAchingBack
pickled onions Started by chrissie B on Cooking, Storing and Preserving	2 Replies 4253 Views	August 04, 2007, 15:44 by muntjac

soft pickled onions - advice please

green fingers

soft pickled onions - advice please

chicken soup

soft pickled onions - advice please

Aunt Sally

Re: soft pickled onions - advice please

green fingers

soft pickled onions - advice please

green fingers

soft pickled onions - advice please

Similar Topics

Pickled onions

Pickled Onions

Pickled Onions

pickled onions