I"m a huge fan of bread and butter pickles...the sweet yet sour crunchiness fresh from the jar, as I guiltlessly eat 5 in one sitting without blinking an eye. My ever-knowing grandmother decided to not let me in on the fact she made fantastic homemade pickles for decades, but at the last family function they were out and I had downed several slices within my first glimpse of them. In true Danish fashion they were soaked in a sweet concoction of sugar and vinegar, so I decided it couldn't be that hard and decided to make it myself using some vague measurements I wheedled out of her. With some personal touches of course since no fake Top Chef follows a recipe to the tee.
I used English cucumbers for this recipe, since they look fancier. Was pretty easy as I boiled a cup of sugar in a small pot of water, then poured into a reused marinara sauce jar about halfway. The other half i filled with plain white vinegar, then shook in a couple splashes of dill (my favorite herb), and even some Mrs. Dash's lemon pepper. Being my typical health-conscious self I only put in a few turns of sea salt (I'll just ignore the fact I just poured in a cup of sugar to a jar of cucumbers!). After waiting impatiently for a week I did my first taste test and they were phenomenal. Ahhh the sweet sensation...
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| Sweet and sour dill pickles are your friend! |
