by The Yomiuri Shimbun – The Japan News Japanese pickles, called tsukemono, have a long history. A description of gourds and other vegetables preserved with salt has been found on wooden plates that date from the Nara period in the eighth century. As many as 64 different pickles, including those developed in the […]
By Aimee Misovich – Lenconnect.com Hello! As mentioned in my previous post, I really enjoyed sampling all the goodies at Galena Canning Company’s two stores in Galena, IL. It was so hard to choose a favorite or two for purchase that I ended up not buying anything. I came very close to purchasing a jar […]
ALISON ROMAN – BON APPÉTIT AUGUST 2015 YIELD: Makes 2 quarts INGREDIENTS For the brine: 1 cup distilled white vinegar 2 tablespoons kosher salt 2 teaspoons sugar 2 tablespoons spices (e.g., peppercorns, coriander seeds, and/or mustard seeds) 2 cups water For the pickles: 1 1/2 pounds green beans, trimmed 1 lemon, thinly sliced, seeds removed […]
BY NICK RALLO – DallasObserver.com – Dallas, TX Everything is hot. The steering wheel, the bridge, those metal birds in Deep Ellum, the hose nozzle out back, Jim Schutze and the mailbox are all like smoking nuclear rods. Yesterday I grabbed a metal chair that had been sitting outside on a bright patio, and now I […]
By Katie Byard Beacon Journal staff writer Yeah, yeah, yeah … I relished the assignment. And it was a cuke contest. Those puns are courtesy of Beacon Journal colleague Jim Mackinnon, about my task of helping to judge this year’s Pickle Making Contest, organized by the nonprofit Downtown Akron Partnership. This was the fifth year […]
By Jeremy Olson Star Tribune Pickles & Ice Cream might sound like the latest Minnesota State Fair craze, but it is actually a new marketing gimmick that the University of Minnesota Medical Center has launched to compete in the crowded world of maternity care. Starting late last week, a food truck bearing the “M Health” […]
Here’s a very simple recipe that uses jalapenos to make a sort of southwest style pesto with cilantro instead of basil. Basil could be substituted as well and the jalapenos would give the more traditional pesto a nice kick too. 1 bunch fresh cilantro 2 1/2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil […]
by Joe Graedon M.S. – www.spokesman.com Q. I de-seeded 15 jalapenos without using gloves, so of course afterward my hands were burning. My daughter-in-law said that her grandfather had always told her to apply “something creamy,” so I rubbed on some AmLactin I normally use for dry skin. The burning stopped almost immediately! I hope you […]
by Linda Lombardi – Originally published by www.tofugu.com – 8/14/2015 When we think of pickles in the US, it’s mostly the spear along with our sandwich or the slices on a burger. When I was growing up we had two types, sweet and sour. And maybe there were some pickled beets in the fridge that I refused to […]
Source: youth.cn/Translated and edited by Women of China Song Xiuying, 96 years old, is affectionately referred to as “Pickles Granny” by the local people in Zhengzhou, capital of central China’s Henan Province: Despite being four years shy of the century mark, she still keeps busy selling pickles at a local market. Setting up a shop […]