Thread: Hello to all; this is my first post on this site.

"kara432" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I live in Petaluma, California and have very recently started making my
> own
> pickles (new pickles).

Hiya Kara. I had to snip all the pickle stuff because I hate anything
pickled, but wanted to say Hi.

Cheryl

On 2009-10-14, kara432 <[email protected]> wrote:

> I live in Petaluma, California and have very recently started making
> my own pickles.......

Welcome aboard, Kara.

nb

kara432 scribbled on the wall in permanent marker:

>
> I live in Petaluma, California and have very recently started making
> my own
> pickles (new pickles). Growing up in N.Y.C. gave me the opportunity
> to hop on a subway to the Kosher pickle stores in the East village
> and eat right out of the barrels. There were new pickles, 1/2 sours,
> 3/4 sours, dill,...etc.; I was in heaven. After visiting last year
> for the first time in too long, I was at the Jersey Shore and found
> some freshly jarred Bah-Tempte (either 1/2 sours or new pickles) and
> was quite pleased. I was only lucky the first time with the jarred
> pickles, because unfortunately, if the pickles remain in the brine
> for too long (which is most often the case with jarred pickles) it
> starts to seep into the cucumbers and they lose their incredible
> crunch. The color of the cucumber also changes from a fresh bright
> green to a normal green. To get to the point, for the past year I
> have been trying to locate some of those mind-blowing, fresh,
> crunchy, garlicky new pickles and not only was I successful in
> locating them, but I can make them just as well!!! There is a store
> in N.Y.C. called The Pickle Guys, on Essex Street and one in Brooklyn
> too of which I caught a glimpse of a number of months ago on a new
> show (Chefs vs. City) on the cooking network and literally screamed
> when I saw those familiar red barrels filled with tons of pickled
> goodies. The Pickle Guys have a website and they are incredibly
> gracious people. I ordered 1/2 gallon of the new pickles (and a
> mousepad) and 2 days later they were at my front door. If I was in
> the position financially, I'd be ordering weekly because they are the
> best pickles in the world and are made fresh weekly!! I called the
> store a few times to give praise and the last time I called I got up
> the courage to ask Mike (thank you Mike and the Pickle Guys if by any
> chance you hear about this blog!) if I were to try and make the
> pickles myself with a list of ingredients, did he think they would
> turn out O.K.. Well, he did and they did and I've made 3 batches so
> far and it's been amazing. Here's the problem. This was not the
> best summer in terms of produce in California and there are no more
> pickling cucumbers left at the farmer's market or in the
> supermarkets. It's too late in the season. Does ANYONE know where I
> can get some FRESH Kirby cucumbers shipped to Petaluma at a
> reasonable cost? I'd appreciate any feedback immensely and would
> like to apologize for the length of my first post! I have a tendency
> to get a bit enthusiastic when discussing food. Thank you in
> advance. Take it easy. Kara

Hi Kara!

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My blog: http://ravenwolflodge.blogspot.com

kara432 <[email protected]> wrote in
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> I live in Petaluma, California


Gidday Kara!!

Don't know if I can get you out of your pickle sourcing pickle..... but Dan
Abel lives just down the road from you, so he might know where to find some.




--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


If we are not meant to eat animals,
why are they made of meat?

On Oct 13, 10:45*pm, PeterL <P...@brissie.aus> wrote:
> kara432 <kara432.51ae659.771...@foodbanter.com> wrote innews:[email protected]:
>
>
>
> > I live in Petaluma, California
>
> Gidday Kara!!
>
> Don't know if I can get you out of your pickle sourcing pickle..... but Dan
> Abel lives just down the road from you, so he might know where to find some.
>
> --
> Peter Lucas * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> Brisbane * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> Australia * * *
>
> If we are not meant to eat animals,
> why are they made of meat?

Kara,
Just in case you don't know how to get ahold of Dan Abel, you can just
"PING" him.
That means you put out a post like "PING Dan Abel" Then in the body
of the post ask him your question. He may not have read your original
post (this one) but he'll probably answer the ping.
If you know all this stuff already . . . never mind ;-)
Lynn in Fargo
PS: The Pickle Queen here is Barb S from Minneapolis. She posts under
"Melba's Jammin' " She knows EVERYTHING!

On Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:44:43 -0700 (PDT), Lynn from Fargo Ografmorffig
<[email protected]> wrote:


>PS: The Pickle Queen here is Barb S from Minneapolis. She posts under
>"Melba's Jammin' " She knows EVERYTHING!

Also post in rec.food.preserving about any pickling questions...

Christine

kara432 wrote:
>
>I live in Petaluma, California
>Does ANYONE know where I can get some FRESH Kirby cucumbers

Grow your own.

kara432 wrote:
> I live in Petaluma, California and have very recently started making
> my own
> pickles (new pickles). Growing up in N.Y.C. gave me the opportunity
> to hop on a subway to the Kosher pickle stores in the East village
> and eat right out of the barrels. There were new pickles, 1/2 sours,
> 3/4 sours, dill,...etc.; I was in heaven. After visiting last year
> for the first time in too long, I was at the Jersey Shore and found
> some freshly jarred Bah-Tempte (either 1/2 sours or new pickles) and
> was quite pleased. I was only lucky the first time with the jarred
> pickles, because unfortunately, if the pickles remain in the brine
> for too long (which is most often the case with jarred pickles) it
> starts to seep into the cucumbers and they lose their incredible
> crunch. The color of the cucumber also changes from a fresh bright
> green to a normal green. To get to the point, for the past year I
> have been trying to locate some of those mind-blowing, fresh,
> crunchy, garlicky new pickles and not only was I successful in
> locating them, but I can make them just as well!!! There is a store
> in N.Y.C. called The Pickle Guys, on Essex Street and one in Brooklyn
> too of which I caught a glimpse of a number of months ago on a new
> show (Chefs vs. City) on the cooking network and literally screamed
> when I saw those familiar red barrels filled with tons of pickled
> goodies.

I get what you're saying, I have searched for good half sours and
haven't had any luck. Thanks for the recommendation, I'll probably
order from them.

Welcome to the group.

nancy

"kara432" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
>
> I live in Petaluma, California and have very recently started making my
> own
> pickles (new pickles). Growing up in N.Y.C. gave me the opportunity to
> hop on a subway to the Kosher pickle stores in the East village and eat
> right out of the barrels. There were new pickles, 1/2 sours, 3/4
> sours, dill,...etc.; I was in heaven.

When I was a kid, we would often go to the "city" (New York) to go to the
dentist that my father liked. It was just around the block from Katz's Deli
and we would have lunch there, then shop the small stores and pushcarts in
the area. We would often by pickles and sauerkraut from a barrel store over
near Delancy.

I haven't had a good half-sour pickle in years.

George L

> When I was a kid, we would often go to the "city" (New York) to go to the
> dentist that my father liked. *It was just around the block from Katz'sDeli

>
> George L


Forgive me for this very, very bad joke from my previous life:

"What is hairy and sleeps with cats?"

"Mrs. Katz, and sometimes Mrs. Haselmeyer."

N.

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<69a24e71-da31-438[email protected]>,
Lynn from Fargo Ografmorffig <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Oct 13, 10:45*pm, PeterL <P...@brissie.aus> wrote:
> > kara432 <kara432.51ae659.771...@foodbanter.com> wrote
> > innews:[email protected]:
> >
> >
> >
> > > I live in Petaluma, California

Welcome, Kara. I live in Petaluma, near the hospital. My Email is at
the bottom, if you want to share some personal info.

> > Don't know if I can get you out of your pickle sourcing pickle..... but Dan
> > Abel lives just down the road from you, so he might know where to find
> > some.

> Kara,
> Just in case you don't know how to get ahold of Dan Abel, you can just
> "PING" him.
> That means you put out a post like "PING Dan Abel" Then in the body
> of the post ask him your question. He may not have read your original
> post (this one) but he'll probably answer the ping.

I read the original post, but don't know too much about pickles, less
than you could fit inside a cornichon. I'm not on a low sodium diet,
but I have high blood pressure, and the doctors say to watch sodium
intake. Pickles are about the first thing mentioned.

So I don't know about pickles in Petaluma. Some other things, but not
pickles. Of course, the San Francisco Bay Area is a foodie heaven. I
wouldn't be surprised if there were pickles somewhere.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
[email protected]

kara432 wrote:

Hi Kara. My daughter was Cara with a "C"

I grew up with pickles from the guy on Essex Street. My mom always had a
huge jar of them in the house. We lived just across the river from
Manhattan but my folks were originally from the Lower East Side. (I
don't think they called it the East Village then. My dad came from the
East Village which was E. 7th between 2nd and 3rd Avenue not far from
Cooper Union)

Did you ask mile if you could purchase a bag of the pickling spices? I'm
betting he will sell you some.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

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<[email protected]>,
Lynn from Fargo Ografmorffig <[email protected]> wrote:

> PS: The Pickle Queen here is Barb S from Minneapolis. She posts under
> "Melba's Jammin' " She knows EVERYTHING!

Not only do I not know everything, there are a couple others who post
here who probably know more: The Cook, zxcvbob, and George Shirley. But
thanks for the VOC.

Personally, I'd not be looking to have out of season cucumbers shipped
to me. Ideally, they're pickled (or at least starting the process) the
day they're picked. Enjoy them to the max when you can get them in
season and suffer the rest of the year. JMO.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller - Yes, I Can! blog updated 10/14/2009

kara432 wrote:

>
> I live in Petaluma, California and have very recently started making
> my own
> pickles (new pickles).

<snipped for space>

> I'd appreciate any feedback immensely and would like to apologize for
> the length of my first post! I have a tendency to get a bit
> enthusiastic when discussing food. Thank you in advance. Take it
> easy. Kara

Hi Kara!

Can't help you with your pickle problem 'cos I live on the other side of
the world, but I'd like to also say "Welcome".

And as others have pointed out, Barb's our Pickle Queen (a.k.a. Melba's
Jammin'). She's got a great food blog too and IIRC she put up a great
article about making B&B pickles (which she won First Prize(s) for at
the "Minnesota State Fair")

Ah, here it is, if you'd like to take a peek:

http://web.me.com/barbschaller/Hangi...ickles_II.html
or
http://tinyurl.com/ylmjjca

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> Lynn from Fargo wrote:
>
>> PS: The Pickle Queen here is Barb S from Minneapolis. She posts under
>> "Melba's Jammin' " She knows EVERYTHING!
>
>Personally, I'd not be looking to have out of season cucumbers shipped
>to me. Ideally, they're pickled (or at least starting the process) the
>day they're picked. Enjoy them to the max when you can get them in
>season and suffer the rest of the year. JMO.

Even better to begin the process within the hour. That's why I
responded with "Grow your own". Cukes are very easy to grow, Kirbys
are especially productive. Have your brine ready before going out to
pick.

brooklyn1;1390166 Wrote:
> kara432 wrote:-
>
> I live in Petaluma, California
> Does ANYONE know where I can get some FRESH Kirby cucumbers-
>
> Grow your own.

Thank you for your response; however, if growing my own was an option,
I wouldn't have asked the question! Unfortunately, I don't have a
yard, the pickling cucumber season is just coming to an end in Northern
California, and I am unable to garden at all, due a back injury. Bye.




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kara432

'Cheryl[_3_ Wrote:
> ;1390090']"kara432" [email protected] wrote in
> message
> news:[email protected]..-
>
> I live in Petaluma, California and have very recently started making
> my
> own
> pickles (new pickles).-
>
> Hiya Kara. I had to snip all the pickle stuff because I hate anything
>
> pickled, but wanted to say Hi.
>
> Cheryl
Hey Cheryl,
I'm sorry you don't like pickles but I'm glad you said Hi! I'm sure
well speak again soon, until then, take care.
Kara




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kara432

notbob;1390091 Wrote:
> On 2009-10-14, kara432 [email protected] wrote:
> -
> I live in Petaluma, California and have very recently started making
> my own pickles.......-
>
> Welcome aboard, Kara.
>
> nb

Thanks nb. I'm looking forward to some GOOD food discussions.

Later,
Kara




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kara432

brooklyn1;1390665 Wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:-
> Lynn from Fargo wrote:
> -
> PS: The Pickle Queen here is Barb S from Minneapolis. She posts
> under
> "Melba's Jammin' " She knows EVERYTHING!-
>
> Personally, I'd not be looking to have out of season cucumbers shipped
>
> to me. Ideally, they're pickled (or at least starting the process) the
>
> day they're picked. Enjoy them to the max when you can get them in
> season and suffer the rest of the year. JMO.-
>
> Even better to begin the process within the hour. That's why I
> responded with "Grow your own". Cukes are very easy to grow, Kirbys
> are especially productive. Have your brine ready before going out to
> pick.

Thanks for the advice. The guys from The Pickle Guys on Essex Street
get Kirby's all year round and not only do they make the new pickles
once a week, they also do not use any preservatives either. I'll
probably give them a call r.e. where and if it's possible to get good
pickling cucs (just like you said, "within the hour"!) in California.
Otherwise, I'll just have to be patient and wait until next season.
It'll be difficult but doable! If I get desperate, I can always try
pickling the Persian cucumbers which Whole Foods has on a regular
basis.

Take it easy.
Kara




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kara432