On Tue 05 Aug 2008 08:30:43a, blake murphy told us...

> On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 20:35:54 -0500, Marie Dodge wrote:
>
>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
>> 5.250...
>>> On Mon 04 Aug 2008 06:13:52p, Marie Dodge told us...
>>>
>>>> Hi fellow cook-heads. I can pickles and I'm finding I'm throwing
>>>> away a 1/2 pt of delicious Bread and Butter "pickle
>>>> juice" every time we finish a jar. This is a vinegar/sugar based juice
>>>> as you know. I find this very wasteful. Can it be reused to make more
>>>> pickles? We don't eat salads including potato salad due to being on a
>>>> low-carb diet so it's either reboil it and make more B&B pickles
>>>> or........ ???
>>>>
>>>> The sugar in the "juice" is a rare treat for us but more carbs are
out.
>>>> No one here eats regular salads either. They end up on the compost
heap.
>>>>
>>>> Thoughts and ideas please.
>>>
>>> Use it to marinate freshly sliced cucumbers and onions.
>>>
>>> Fill the jar with canned or freshly cooked beets, boil the juice and
pour
>>> it over the beets. Refrigerate for several days before eating.
>>
>> Now there's a good idea. Thanks.
>>
>
> you might also try carrot sticks or lightly steamed/parboiled green
beans.
>
> your pal,
> blake
>

Also good choices, as are parboiled baby Brussels sprouts if you like them.

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"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
5.247...
> On Tue 05 Aug 2008 08:30:43a, blake murphy told us...
>
>> On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 20:35:54 -0500, Marie Dodge wrote:
>>
>>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
>>> 5.250...
>>>> On Mon 04 Aug 2008 06:13:52p, Marie Dodge told us...
>>>>
>>>>> Hi fellow cook-heads. I can pickles and I'm finding I'm throwing
>>>>> away a 1/2 pt of delicious Bread and Butter "pickle
>>>>> juice" every time we finish a jar. This is a vinegar/sugar based juice
>>>>> as you know. I find this very wasteful. Can it be reused to make more
>>>>> pickles? We don't eat salads including potato salad due to being on a
>>>>> low-carb diet so it's either reboil it and make more B&B pickles
>>>>> or........ ???
>>>>>
>>>>> The sugar in the "juice" is a rare treat for us but more carbs are
> out.
>>>>> No one here eats regular salads either. They end up on the compost
> heap.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thoughts and ideas please.
>>>>
>>>> Use it to marinate freshly sliced cucumbers and onions.
>>>>
>>>> Fill the jar with canned or freshly cooked beets, boil the juice and
> pour
>>>> it over the beets. Refrigerate for several days before eating.
>>>
>>> Now there's a good idea. Thanks.
>>>
>>
>> you might also try carrot sticks or lightly steamed/parboiled green
> beans.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>>
>
> Also good choices, as are parboiled baby Brussels sprouts if you like
> them.

I never thought of these things. I can see where my pickle "juice" will be
recycled from now on.

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