The Kook-Aid Pickle Report and Recipe
King's Crown wrote:
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> 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
All I can say is, "Why?"
-L.
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