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doodle by andre: in a total pickle

October 1, 2009

picklejarsWHO WILL WIN THE RACE TO THE FINISH LINE: the cucumbers, or the frost? Andre the doodler emailed me the other day for a pickle recipe, so I’m thinking he’s busy trying to put his money on the cukes, hoping that they all get into jars before the first wintry blast interferes. (And by the way, his rescued pit bull’s name: Pickle. There’s something comforting about pickles, in any shape or size. Woof.)

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  1. Susan says:
    October 1, 2009 at 9:49 am

    The frost is coming soon, maybe Pickle can help you out.

  2. Johanna says:
    October 1, 2009 at 5:41 pm

    We had a green parakeet named Pickles when I was a kid. He lived for years until he met an untimely end with one of our cats.

    As for getting things done before the winter, I really screwed up last night. When they said “chance of frost” I replied “oh, no, couldn’t possibly be, not when I have a final batch of basil to pick for winter pesto!” This morning it was all frozen and this evening, growing black.

    Any recipes for black basil?

  3. Tammy says:
    October 1, 2009 at 5:44 pm

    Good Luck with your pickle making! When I had cukes I had no dill. Now I have dill and no cukes. A sad state of affairs.

  4. dennis r says:
    October 1, 2009 at 7:01 pm

    andre,
    in new york we suffered the “late blight” & my beefsteak tomatoes were the size of ping pong balls. this year the only real bumper crop was wisconsin pickling cucumbers.
    i tried dan koshansky’s recipe for refrigerator pickles (first time virgin pickler here, btw….) & i got standing “O”s!!! i’m sorry i only made 3 quarts. piece of advice…don’t skimp on the fresh garlic…
    dennis r
    lagrangeville, ny
    zone 5

  5. Jane @ Beach House says:
    October 2, 2009 at 6:58 am

    I made Piccalilli with mine

  6. Margaret says:
    October 2, 2009 at 10:52 am

    Welcome, Jane. I like mine the American style: gherkins cut up and other bits, more relish-like. Andre is a Branston Pickle kind of guy, I hear. Hope to see you soon again. :)

  7. Shelly says:
    October 2, 2009 at 1:12 pm

    Just wanted to stop by and say thanks for telling us about Tomato Junk! I’m making my last batch today…we love it ;)

  8. Margaret says:
    October 2, 2009 at 2:04 pm

    @Shelly: Talk about a recession-proof recipe, huh? Taking leftovers to a new meaning. Glad you like. :)

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