Fried Dill Pickles

8 dill pickles
1 / 2 cup flour
1 / 4 cup beer
1 1/4 tbsp. Paprika
1 1/4 tbsp. Cayenne pepper
1 1/4 tbsp. Black pepper
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. garlic salt
3 dashes Tabasco sauce
oil for deep frying

Cut the dill pickles in slices as thick as a silver dollar. Mix
together the remaining ingredients to form the batter. Dip the pickles
in the batter and quickly fry in the hot oil (375F) until pickles
float to the top, about 4 minutes.

I've seen pics of some of the readers on this group. They need
healthier, low-fat recipes. Please stop posting high-fat, sugary
recipes. Your version of veganism is as unhealthy as the diets you abhor.

usual suspect > wrote in message > ...
> I've seen pics of some of the readers on this group. They need
> healthier, low-fat recipes. Please stop posting high-fat, sugary
> recipes. Your version of veganism is as unhealthy as the diets you abhor.

I could be wrong about this Usual, but I think a lot of the recipes Mr
Falafel posts are intended to show that a vegan diet can include rich
and delicious meals. It kind of dispels the whole "bean sprouts and
water" myth.

Most of the vegans here probably already have "basic" and "Every day"
recipes, though I've tried to post some of those and I've seen other
people do it too.

-Rubystars

Rubystars wrote:
>>I've seen pics of some of the readers on this group. They need
>>healthier, low-fat recipes. Please stop posting high-fat, sugary
>>recipes. Your version of veganism is as unhealthy as the diets you abhor.
>
> I could be wrong about this Usual, but I think a lot of the recipes Mr
> Falafel posts are intended to show that a vegan diet can include rich
> and delicious meals.

What's rich or nutritious about fried pickles? :-)

> It kind of dispels the whole "bean sprouts and
> water" myth.

It also dispels the "healthier-than-meat" myth.

<snip>

usual suspect > wrote in message > ...



> What's rich or nutritious about fried pickles? :-)

(sorry if this goes up twice, the first time I tried to send it, it
didn't seem to work.)

I don't know if fried pickles are "delicious" or not because I haven't
tried them, but I was talking more about the recipes in general.

> It also dispels the "healthier-than-meat" myth.

At least none of the recipes have any cholesterol (which only comes in
animal products), but you're right that fried and sugary food
generally isn't healthy.


-Rubystars

Rubystars wrote:
>>What's rich or nutritious about fried pickles? :-)
>
> (sorry if this goes up twice, the first time I tried to send it, it
> didn't seem to work.)

Didn't seem to work on my end, either. Only got it once. ;-)

> I don't know if fried pickles are "delicious" or not because I haven't
> tried them, but I was talking more about the recipes in general.

I meant delicious, sorry.

>>It also dispels the "healthier-than-meat" myth.
>
> At least none of the recipes have any cholesterol (which only comes in
> animal products), but you're right that fried and sugary food
> generally isn't healthy.

Cholesterol from food doesn't have a direct link to *serum* cholesterol
levels. The more important culprits in raising serum LDL (the bad
cholesterol) are saturated fats and transfats, regardless of their source.

It's true that much of the fat from animal-based foods is saturated.
Many vegetable oils and related products are also saturated naturally or
artificially (hydrogenation). Many of the recipes offered on afv call
for margarine, which usually contains saturated fats and/or transfats.
This is one of my chief complaints. It makes no difference if one avoids
the cholesterol found in animal products if one's diet *still* contains
saturated fats. Those sat-fats and trans-fats will elevate one's
cholesterol levels whether one eats animal foods or not.

Unsaturated fats, be they from vegetable oils like olive or canola or
from animal fats like the healthy ones found in oily fish like salmon,
elevate HDL (good cholesterol) which helps transport and reduce LDL.
Fiber is also beneficial in controlling LDL levels. The distinction on
controlling cholesterol, specifically LDL, should be on dietary fats,
not on dietary cholesterol.

In general, saturated fats tend to raise the serum-cholesterol
level, while unsaturated fats and fiber tend to lower the
serum-cholesterol level. Therefore, it is prudent to lower one’s
intake of saturated fat, use your fat allowance primarily for
unsaturated fats, and eat more high-fiber foods. Foods which
contain saturated fat, unsaturated fat, or fiber may or may not
contain cholesterol.
http://www.unm.edu/~shc1/cholesterol.html

Also, meat DOES contain many vitamins and minerals, some of which are
deficient or missing in a veg-n diet. Eating fish and lean cuts is much
healthier than consuming foods with hydrogenated oils or naturally
saturated vegetable oils.

I haven't even gotten to the role simple carbohydrates (especially in
connection with fats!) play in elevating serum triglyceride levels. Many
of the afv recipes are abysmally unhealthy, and should be eaten only on
rare, special occasions.

"usual suspect" > wrote in message
.. .
> I've seen pics of some of the readers on this group. They need
> healthier, low-fat recipes. Please stop posting high-fat, sugary
> recipes. Your version of veganism is as unhealthy as the diets you abhor.

We are all adults and can decide for ourselves whether a recipe is unhealthy
or not. I treat myself to "unhealthy" recipes now and again. A good diet
is a varied diet and food should be fun. I have eaten a balanced, varied
diet all my adult life. Mr F is one of the few posters I have any time for
on this ng.

Deb


>
>

MrFalafel wrote:
> Fried Dill Pickles

Sounds great... I love dill pickles.

"Adam D. Moss" > wrote in message >...
> MrFalafel wrote:
> > Fried Dill Pickles
>
> Sounds great... I love dill pickles.

The dill pickle chips sold at Asda are pretty good! It's nice to start
seeing proper pickles in the UK.