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"Jean B." > wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > . . . for Pickled Boiled Dirt Chunks. Gack!
> >
> > I bought the ones I bought and then almost bought a couple bunches of
> > orange-color b**ts and then decided there's no point in throwing good
> > money after bad.
> >
> > There's a recipe in the big Ball book that doesn't look any worse than
> > the other two I've tried. I might try that one; will see what SETP
> > offers, too.
> >
> > What's the predominant flavor in them? Sweet-sour? Cinnamon? IMWTK.
>
> LOL! I like pickles on the sour side. Do you try them, given
> your aversion to the chunks? Good luck.
You're kidding, right? No, I don't try them. I'd sooner have a root
canal without anesthesia. Ishta.
I bought $5 worth (5 bunches of about 5-7 each) of small b**ts. I
didn't get to trimming them quickly enough so I wound up tossing the
greens (the only edible part AFAIC). After peeling those little
suckers, I think I'll be lucky if I get 3 pints from them. I only need
two pints to enter, so that's okay. I'm amazed at the number of people
I know who say they love them. They're cadging for a jar, but it's not
likely to happen.
Last year they won 4th place (a ribbon for the slut) and in 2007 they
won 5th. There are a remarkable number of entries in the lot, IMO‹at
least 15. Ick.
My new goal is to win a blue ribbon for them. :-) Thing is, I have NO
idea of what constitutes a "good" pickled boiled dirt chunk, so I shoot
blind. I cobbled together a couple recipes tonight that involve wine,
wine vinegar, sugar, water, and "enhanced" pickling spices. I maybe
should've stuck with last year's recipe‹time will tell. At least
they'll have about 6 weeks to pickle up before they're judged.
Now I'm trying to decide if I want to put some onion slices in the jars
or not. (I haven't packed the jars yet; the BDC are soaking in the
syrup until morning.
Decisions, decisions.
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