"Nick Cramer" > wrote in message
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> "W. Baker" > wrote:
>> Julie Bove > wrote:
>> : How often do you eat them? I have several jars that I bought but I
>> : rarely think to eat them. And while they used to be commonly put on
>> : your plate when you ordered a burger or sandwich in a restaurant, they
>> : rarely are here any more. So once I can stop writing down my food
>> : intake for the day, I'm going to make more of an effort to eat them.
>> : But right now eating anything extra is a PITA because there's no room
>> : on my paper to write the food down.
>>
>> I love my dill pickles. they always serve them here with burgers and
>> many sandwiches(which I get without the bread). WhenI buy a jar I
>> willhave them either with dinner or as a snack. I did find some
>> artificially swetened sweet ghirkins wich I use in a fish salad recipe of
>> my Mother's that is a lovely dish for lunch guests. Unfortunately, these
>> are hard to find .
>
> My 7 year old granddaughter and I love our homemade pickles. No vinegar,
> just brine, garlic, a little hot Thai pepper and some fresh dill from
> Jun's
> garden.

Is the brine just salt and water then?