"Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "Nick Cramer" > wrote in message
> > "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?

Basically, yes. You might look he

http://www.wildfermentation.com/making-sour-pickles-2/

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