> On Wed, 16 May 2007 19:41:03 -0700, "King's Crown" wrote:
>
>>Just put a batch in my fridge according to the directions in the article
>>(only made half gallon). We're going camping Memorial Day weekend and
>>thought it would something fun to bring and gross out everyone. Might
>>even get someone to try one on a dare.
>>
>
> Please report back!
>
> I'm not sure I understood the directions. Did you drain the pickles
> of all pickle juice and then put them in the Kool-Aid? The recipe
> called for cutting the pickles in half, but they look so much prettier
> whole.
>
> Tara

Here's what I did...

Kool-Aid Pickles

1/2 gallon jar of dill pickles
1 pkg. of Cherry Kool-Aid
1/2 pound of sugar

I poured pickles and juice into a large bowl. I put 4 cups of water, 1/2
pound of sugar and Cherry Kool-Aid into empty pickle jar. I then shook it
until all sugar and Kool-aid was dissolved. I added back the "whole"
pickles. I, too, thought they'd look better. We'll see. The kids ate 2
pickles so there was a bit of room left in jar. I added back just enough
pickle juice to make sure jar was full. Then I put it into fridge. I shook
it everyday to make sure the pickles that were touching got into the
Kool-Aid soak. About 1/2 way into the week I thought the pickles weren't
looking as red as I'd like and I added a little bit of red food color.

Memorial Day Weekend unveiling of the pickles... Everyone thought it was a
very funny idea, but had their noses crinkled as I opened the jar. After
much coaxing I got my first victim... errr... person to try one. We all
took one bite of one pickle. They said, "It's not bad... maybe even good...
let me have a few more bites." Each person forked out a pickle of their own
and ate it. Everyone was glad they tried it and thought it was good.
Several family members ate a few more and the next day without offering...
they were retrieving the jar from the fridge and getting their own pickles.
The whole jar was eaten by today. My mother was the only one to really have
a strong reaction. She was napping when we got out the Cherry Kool-Aid
pickles. So, I brought her one after her nap and she recoiled as if I was
trying to feed her something the dog had just squirted out. She finally
grilled me on what exactly I was holding and then took a bite and finished
it. She said it was very good and that anyone who likes sweet pickles would
really like them.

Lynne