[wighty]

I never have claimed to be a laaaaaaydeeeeee    

I've always understood your garden centre to be the 'exclusive one' in the area.  I shall reccomend to my mother that her Ladies Group stop meeting there once a week for luncheon. Obviously not the right place for them to attend.




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[New shoot]

Oh but we are. We have many 'ladies who lunch' in    Our redevelopment has kicked off, so wait till we get our new shop - will be too posh for words my dear  

I'm just the scruffy oik in the bedding bit so they let me off a bit of muck and bullets    I always think a spotlessly clean plant person is suspicious anyway - well that's my excuse  

[wighty]

I shall be one of the 'ladies' at the end of August and shall inspect the premises then and make my recommendations.  I  may lower myself to speak to the 'oik' in the bedding department, depends how I feel on the day,

[New shoot]

Right you are madam - anyfink you says.  I shall just be over in the corner tugging my forelock, bowing and scraping    

[cheshirecheese]

Sorry - just realised after I posted this that the replies went onto a second page ... doesn't appear terribly relevant after 'class wars among the petunias'!!!  Nonetheless, I'll still leave my original response in case it's of use ...

You do need to boil the vinegar (a) to get rid of any bacteria that may have been transferred from fingers (it may not be a problem after a week, but could be after two or three!), and (b) to allow any water that's leached from the gherkins into the vinegar to evaporate and therefore keep the solution strong enough to preserve whatever you pickle next safely.  Then you should be fine  

.... and having a Glaswegian father, I can confirm that the Scots claim 'foosty' as their ain, and as stated by others it means musty, mouldy, rotten, smelly, etc.!

[arugula]

Sorry - just realised after I posted this that the replies went onto a second page ... doesn't appear terribly relevant after 'class wars among the petunias'!!!  Nonetheless, ..

No, you're quite right this thread is about reusing gherkin vinegar.

What is foosty please?

Of Scottish/Glaswegian origin: mouldy, musty, rotten, bad, etc....

.... and having a Glaswegian father, I can confirm that the Scots claim 'foosty' as their ain, and as stated by others it means musty, mouldy, rotten, smelly, etc.!

I'm so glad your Glaswegian father agrees with me - a Glaswegian.

[cheshirecheese]

I'm so glad your Glaswegian father agrees with me - a Glaswegian.

Yes indeedy ... mind you, he was actually born in Hong Kong as his Dad was serving over there!!!  

[New shoot]

You do need to boil the vinegar (a) to get rid of any bacteria that may have been transferred from fingers (it may not be a problem after a week, but could be after two or three!), and (b) to allow any water that's leached from the gherkins into the vinegar to evaporate and therefore keep the solution strong enough to preserve whatever you pickle next safely.  Then you should be fine  

My instinct was that boiling the vinegar would make it safe, which is why I asked the question on page 1, before we got slightly distracted      Thank you for confirming that is the way forward  

Wighty visits me regularly at work whenever she comes over to the mainland to visit her mum and knows the local area very well.  No class wars - just a bit of gentle leg pulling  

[arugula]

You do need to boil the vinegar (a) to get rid of any bacteria that may have been transferred from fingers (it may not be a problem after a week, but could be after two or three!), and (b) to allow any water that's leached from the gherkins into the vinegar to evaporate and therefore keep the solution strong enough to preserve whatever you pickle next safely.  Then you should be fine  

My instinct was that boiling the vinegar would make it safe, which is why I asked the question on page 1,

My instinct, when you suggested it, was that boiling would spoil some of the lovely herby flavours..

[New shoot]

Yes I'd agree you need to replace the flavourings   

[Lardman]

Yes I'd agree you need to replace the flavourings   

Which kind of defeats the object of using it, doesn't it ?

I've been a bit of a piggy and eaten all the eggs I was going to pickle  (I do like my toast and bovril with a boiled egg on top)  but I do think a quick boil for the vinegar may be a good idea.

When I break the broody and have a surplus of eggs I'll try again.

[New shoot]

Well you try and help someone    

A pinch of pickling spice for some eggs is going to cost next to nought  Next time use a fork to get those gherkins out and you won't have the problem of foosty finger contaminated vinegar    

[arugula]

Yes I'd agree you need to replace the flavourings   

Well I'd just not put my fingers in it. Save a load of trouble. 

[Lardman]

Next time use a fork to get those gherkins out and you won't have the problem of foosty finger contaminated vinegar   

  What next coasters and napkins 

[New shoot]

 

Wot - you mean you don't already for your jackets and cheese.  Well I'm shocked and horrified