Thread: That Pickle Crisp stuff

On 8/29/2012 12:43 PM, gloria p wrote:
>
>
> George? Barb?
>
> Following George's recommendation I topped off my bread-and-butter
> pickles with Pickle Crisp this year. I may not have waited long enough
> to try the first jar. I found them tough rather than crisp. Flavor was
> fine, but the texture was a bit strange.
>
> This is the first time ever that I have used pickling cucumbers to make
> them and that may have made some of the difference. I usually used
> slender regular cukes instead.
>
> Any feedback from experienced users?
>
> gloria p

I always wait three to four weeks before sampling, they always came out
good for me. How long did you wait? According to Ball the minimum is
three weeks.

On Wednesday, August 29, 2012 1:43:28 PM UTC-4, gloria p wrote:
> George? Barb?
>
>
>
> Following George's recommendation I topped off my bread-and-butter
>
> pickles with Pickle Crisp this year. I may not have waited long enough
>
> to try the first jar. I found them tough rather than crisp. Flavor was
>
> fine, but the texture was a bit strange.
>
>
>
> This is the first time ever that I have used pickling cucumbers to make
>
> them and that may have made some of the difference. I usually used
>
> slender regular cukes instead.
>
>
>
> Any feedback from experienced users?
>
>
>
> gloria p

I have used it with my B&B's, made out of those mini English cukes you see in the grocery store. (I don't grow pickling cukes and the baskets in the store are already soft). I can't say exactly how long waited to try them, but have never had them turn out 'tough'

Kathi

On 8/29/2012 3:11 PM, Kathi wrote:
> On Wednesday, August 29, 2012 1:43:28 PM UTC-4, gloria p wrote:
>> George? Barb?
>>
>>
>>
>> Following George's recommendation I topped off my bread-and-butter
>>
>> pickles with Pickle Crisp this year. I may not have waited long enough
>>
>> to try the first jar. I found them tough rather than crisp. Flavor was
>>
>> fine, but the texture was a bit strange.
>>
>>
>>
>> This is the first time ever that I have used pickling cucumbers to make
>>
>> them and that may have made some of the difference. I usually used
>>
>> slender regular cukes instead.
>>
>>
>>
>> Any feedback from experienced users?
>>
>>
>>
>> gloria p
>
> I have used it with my B&B's, made out of those mini English cukes you see in the grocery store. (I don't grow pickling cukes and the baskets in the store are already soft). I can't say exactly how long waited to try them, but have never had them turn out 'tough'
>
> Kathi
>
I have had, upon reflection, pickling cukes that were on the vine to
long, become tough upon pickling. Discussed this with the Boss Lady and
she agreed that we had once left the cukes on the vine longer than
necessary. I really don't know how to judge store bought cukes other
than I won't buy them if the skins are the least bit darker and
wrinkled. I want them shiny and firm to the touch.

In article <k1lkc0$ddg$[email protected]>,
gloria p <[email protected]> wrote:

> George? Barb?
>
> Following George's recommendation I topped off my bread-and-butter
> pickles with Pickle Crisp this year. I may not have waited long enough
> to try the first jar. I found them tough rather than crisp. Flavor was
> fine, but the texture was a bit strange.
>
> This is the first time ever that I have used pickling cucumbers to make
> them and that may have made some of the difference. I usually used
> slender regular cukes instead.
>
> Any feedback from experienced users?
>
> gloria p

George is the fan of it, not me, Kiddo. I used it in a couple jars of
pickles (dill spears) I put up last year and I am underwhelmed with the
results. Are you supposed to put it on top or in the bottom. I think I
put mine in the bottom of the jar, figuring the poured brine would make
it do something wonderful. <shrug> :-(
--
Barb,
http://www.barbschaller.com, as of June 6, 2012

On 8/29/2012 9:38 PM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article <k1lkc0$ddg$[email protected]>,
> gloria p <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> George? Barb?
>>
>> Following George's recommendation I topped off my bread-and-butter
>> pickles with Pickle Crisp this year. I may not have waited long enough
>> to try the first jar. I found them tough rather than crisp. Flavor was
>> fine, but the texture was a bit strange.
>>
>> This is the first time ever that I have used pickling cucumbers to make
>> them and that may have made some of the difference. I usually used
>> slender regular cukes instead.
>>
>> Any feedback from experienced users?
>>
>> gloria p
>
> George is the fan of it, not me, Kiddo. I used it in a couple jars of
> pickles (dill spears) I put up last year and I am underwhelmed with the
> results. Are you supposed to put it on top or in the bottom. I think I
> put mine in the bottom of the jar, figuring the poured brine would make
> it do something wonderful. <shrug> :-(
>
It goes in the jar first, followed by the other stuff, at least that's
what Ball says and that's the way I do it. Sure beats liming your
pickles. And, as I keep saying, you have to wait for it to do it's
magic, three weeks at least.

The only pickles I made with it that turned out bad were green tomato
pickles. Don't think it was the PC that did the bad job, I believe
someone sliced the pickles to thin. Probably me.

In article <503f48d9$0$7477$[email protected]> ,
George Shirley <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 8/29/2012 9:38 PM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > In article <k1lkc0$ddg$[email protected]>,
> > gloria p <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> George? Barb?
> >>
> >> Following George's recommendation I topped off my bread-and-butter
> >> pickles with Pickle Crisp this year. I may not have waited long enough
> >> to try the first jar. I found them tough rather than crisp. Flavor was
> >> fine, but the texture was a bit strange.
> >>
> >> This is the first time ever that I have used pickling cucumbers to make
> >> them and that may have made some of the difference. I usually used
> >> slender regular cukes instead.
> >>
> >> Any feedback from experienced users?
> >>
> >> gloria p
> >
> > George is the fan of it, not me, Kiddo. I used it in a couple jars of
> > pickles (dill spears) I put up last year and I am underwhelmed with the
> > results. Are you supposed to put it on top or in the bottom. I think I
> > put mine in the bottom of the jar, figuring the poured brine would make
> > it do something wonderful. <shrug> :-(
> >
> It goes in the jar first, followed by the other stuff, at least that's
> what Ball says and that's the way I do it. Sure beats liming your
> pickles. And, as I keep saying, you have to wait for it to do it's
> magic, three weeks at least.
>
> The only pickles I made with it that turned out bad were green tomato
> pickles. Don't think it was the PC that did the bad job, I believe
> someone sliced the pickles to thin. Probably me.

I have no idea what those sunchoke pickles would be like without the
stuff but they are faboo. I have a pint in the fridge right now. :-)
Thanks, George.

--
Barb,
http://www.barbschaller.com, as of July 25, 2012

On 8/30/2012 5:05 AM, George Shirley wrote:

>> In article <k1lkc0$ddg$[email protected]>,
>> gloria p <[email protected]> wrote:
>>

>>>
>>> Following George's recommendation I topped off my bread-and-butter
>>> pickles with Pickle Crisp this year. I may not have waited long enough
>>> to try the first jar. I found them tough rather than crisp. Flavor was
>>> fine, but the texture was a bit strange.
>>>
>
>>
> It goes in the jar first, followed by the other stuff, at least that's
> what Ball says and that's the way I do it. Sure beats liming your
> pickles. And, as I keep saying, you have to wait for it to do it's
> magic, three weeks at least.
>


OK, I'll wait the three weeks and hope they go from tough to crisp.

gloria p

On 8/30/2012 11:29 AM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article <503f48d9$0$7477$[email protected]> ,
> George Shirley <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On 8/29/2012 9:38 PM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>> In article <k1lkc0$ddg$[email protected]>,
>>> gloria p <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> George? Barb?
>>>>
>>>> Following George's recommendation I topped off my bread-and-butter
>>>> pickles with Pickle Crisp this year. I may not have waited long enough
>>>> to try the first jar. I found them tough rather than crisp. Flavor was
>>>> fine, but the texture was a bit strange.
>>>>
>>>> This is the first time ever that I have used pickling cucumbers to make
>>>> them and that may have made some of the difference. I usually used
>>>> slender regular cukes instead.
>>>>
>>>> Any feedback from experienced users?
>>>>
>>>> gloria p
>>>
>>> George is the fan of it, not me, Kiddo. I used it in a couple jars of
>>> pickles (dill spears) I put up last year and I am underwhelmed with the
>>> results. Are you supposed to put it on top or in the bottom. I think I
>>> put mine in the bottom of the jar, figuring the poured brine would make
>>> it do something wonderful. <shrug> :-(
>>>
>> It goes in the jar first, followed by the other stuff, at least that's
>> what Ball says and that's the way I do it. Sure beats liming your
>> pickles. And, as I keep saying, you have to wait for it to do it's
>> magic, three weeks at least.
>>
>> The only pickles I made with it that turned out bad were green tomato
>> pickles. Don't think it was the PC that did the bad job, I believe
>> someone sliced the pickles to thin. Probably me.
>
> I have no idea what those sunchoke pickles would be like without the
> stuff but they are faboo. I have a pint in the fridge right now. :-)
> Thanks, George.
>
The chokes are making more right now. We may dig them before we move
just to make some more pickles, and yes, they have Pickle Crisp in the
jars.

We just signed the sales contract on our house late this afternoon.
Luckily our realtor is also a friend, she thinks it will sell quickly
due to location. There are ten house on our ancient sand dune, we're the
only FEMA flood zone X (once every 500 years flood) for about fifty
miles in any direction. Unless someone has a tree house. Believe it or
not we are twelve feet above sea level here. It's no wonder I get dizzy
every time I drive over an overpass on the freeway, the altitude gets me.

George Shirley wrote:
....
> We just signed the sales contract on our house late this afternoon.
> Luckily our realtor is also a friend, she thinks it will sell quickly
> due to location. There are ten house on our ancient sand dune, we're the
> only FEMA flood zone X (once every 500 years flood) for about fifty
> miles in any direction. Unless someone has a tree house. Believe it or
> not we are twelve feet above sea level here. It's no wonder I get dizzy
> every time I drive over an overpass on the freeway, the altitude gets me.

congrats and very funny George... i'm
sure you'll be taking your favorite
plants with you if you can.


songbird

In article <504007f3$0$7647$[email protected]> ,
George Shirley <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 8/30/2012 11:29 AM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > In article <503f48d9$0$7477$[email protected]> ,

> > I have no idea what those sunchoke pickles would be like without the
> > stuff but they are faboo. I have a pint in the fridge right now. :-)
> > Thanks, George.
> >
> The chokes are making more right now. We may dig them before we move
> just to make some more pickles, and yes, they have Pickle Crisp in the
> jars.
>
> We just signed the sales contract on our house late this afternoon.
> Luckily our realtor is also a friend, she thinks it will sell quickly
> due to location. There are ten house on our ancient sand dune, we're the
> only FEMA flood zone X (once every 500 years flood) for about fifty
> miles in any direction. Unless someone has a tree house. Believe it or
> not we are twelve feet above sea level here. It's no wonder I get dizzy
> every time I drive over an overpass on the freeway, the altitude gets me.

Good luck, Jorge! I love your house! Good kitchen!
--
Barb,
http://www.barbschaller.com, as of July 25, 2012

On 8/31/2012 7:13 AM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article <504007f3$0$7647$[email protected]> ,
> George Shirley <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On 8/30/2012 11:29 AM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>> In article <503f48d9$0$7477$[email protected]> ,
>
>>> I have no idea what those sunchoke pickles would be like without the
>>> stuff but they are faboo. I have a pint in the fridge right now. :-)
>>> Thanks, George.
>>>
>> The chokes are making more right now. We may dig them before we move
>> just to make some more pickles, and yes, they have Pickle Crisp in the
>> jars.
>>
>> We just signed the sales contract on our house late this afternoon.
>> Luckily our realtor is also a friend, she thinks it will sell quickly
>> due to location. There are ten house on our ancient sand dune, we're the
>> only FEMA flood zone X (once every 500 years flood) for about fifty
>> miles in any direction. Unless someone has a tree house. Believe it or
>> not we are twelve feet above sea level here. It's no wonder I get dizzy
>> every time I drive over an overpass on the freeway, the altitude gets me.
>
> Good luck, Jorge! I love your house! Good kitchen!
>
My kids think I am weird because we are looking at houses with a large
kitchen and a nice pantry. Of course they eat out a lot and we cook in
ourselves.

This has been a good house Barb, three hurricanes, a tornado, and an ice
storm didn't bring it down. Thank goodness for good insurance though.

On 8/31/2012 7:31 AM, George Shirley wrote:

>>
> My kids think I am weird because we are looking at houses with a large
> kitchen and a nice pantry. Of course they eat out a lot and we cook in
> ourselves.
>

Our kids eat out a lot, too. I think it's a generational thing, plus we
heard a lot about the Depression in our youth and they didn't.

> This has been a good house Barb, three hurricanes, a tornado, and an ice
> storm didn't bring it down. Thank goodness for good insurance though.

Quick and profitable sale vibes, George. I hoe you find a house in TX
that you both like as well that someone has taken as good care as you
have before listing.

gloria p

On 8/31/2012 4:35 PM, gloria p wrote:
> On 8/31/2012 7:31 AM, George Shirley wrote:
>
>>>
>> My kids think I am weird because we are looking at houses with a large
>> kitchen and a nice pantry. Of course they eat out a lot and we cook in
>> ourselves.
>>
>
> Our kids eat out a lot, too. I think it's a generational thing, plus we
> heard a lot about the Depression in our youth and they didn't.
>
>> This has been a good house Barb, three hurricanes, a tornado, and an ice
>> storm didn't bring it down. Thank goodness for good insurance though.
>
> Quick and profitable sale vibes, George. I hoe you find a house in TX
> that you both like as well that someone has taken as good care as you
> have before listing.
>
> gloria p
>
We're mostly looking at newer homes because I no longer get on roof tops
nor crawl around looking for leaks. With a rebuilt hip Miz Anne doesn't
either. Actually some homes built this year are cheaper than the older
homes, primarily because some builder is sitting on a "built it" loan
and the interest is eating up his profit.

On 9/1/2012 11:15 AM, George Shirley wrote:
>
> We're mostly looking at newer homes because I no longer get on roof tops
> nor crawl around looking for leaks. With a rebuilt hip Miz Anne doesn't
> either. Actually some homes built this year are cheaper than the older
> homes, primarily because some builder is sitting on a "built it" loan
> and the interest is eating up his profit.


I forget, you looking in Kingwood or in the Livingston area?

BTW, when I sold my house in Temple, I told the realtor to mention
"mature fruit trees" in the listing. She thought that was stupid but
did it anyway, and that's what sold the place. And I felt better
knowing it would goto someone who would appreciate them and might even
take care of 'em.

Bob

On 9/1/2012 10:49 AM, zxcvbob wrote:

> BTW, when I sold my house in Temple, I told the realtor to mention
> "mature fruit trees" in the listing. She thought that was stupid but
> did it anyway, and that's what sold the place. And I felt better
> knowing it would goto someone who would appreciate them and might even
> take care of 'em.
>
> Bob



Fruit trees and a garden area would definitely be a major plus for us.
We've always gardened and had some trees but never in a very friendly
climate.

gloria p

On 9/1/2012 11:49 AM, zxcvbob wrote:
> On 9/1/2012 11:15 AM, George Shirley wrote:
>>
>> We're mostly looking at newer homes because I no longer get on roof tops
>> nor crawl around looking for leaks. With a rebuilt hip Miz Anne doesn't
>> either. Actually some homes built this year are cheaper than the older
>> homes, primarily because some builder is sitting on a "built it" loan
>> and the interest is eating up his profit.
>
>
> I forget, you looking in Kingwood or in the Livingston area?
>
> BTW, when I sold my house in Temple, I told the realtor to mention
> "mature fruit trees" in the listing. She thought that was stupid but
> did it anyway, and that's what sold the place. And I felt better
> knowing it would goto someone who would appreciate them and might even
> take care of 'em.
>
> Bob
We decided to move near our daughter so it will be Tomball. She will
probably end up our caregiver when we get to old to function on our own.

I gave the realtor a list of the fruit trees, a drawing of the herb
garden with each area marked as to herb there. I also have waterproof
tags for the fruit trees that I will tie on as soon as this little
rainstorm passes through. She also got a list of when appliances were
installed, the company that maintains them and the price we pay for
maintenance. A file folder with the manuals and warranties of all the
appliances we're leaving behind. Another list of the annual cost of
natural gas and electricity, what the city charges for water/sewer/trash
pickup, etc. A map that shows the underground piping and electrical
conduit I installed myself. A list of trusted craftsmen and their
trades, where the farmers market is located, etc. We've been doing our
homework on this for a long time.

As it turns out we can get a bigger, newer home in Tomball with lower
taxes than we can in Kingwood. Kids nixed Livingston because it would be
to "far" for them to visit often. Personally I thought that was a plus.
I was looking a nice older home backed up on a stocked fifty acre lake,
looked ideal to me and was fairly close to a place I used to deer hunt
on. At least there are lots of art and antique galleries in Tomball so
maybe we can sell some of Miz Anne's paintings. Just put a pickup load
of paintings and art supplies in the climate controlled storage locker,
just finished when it started raining. Could haul another load but what
the heck, I'm soaked with sweat already. This moving stuff is tough on
old people. Particularly since, in 47 years in the oil patch, we never
moved ourselves. Our first home we moved into with the trunk and back
seat of a 1957 Chevrolet Del Rey four door sedan. After that some moving
company moved us as we traveled around the world. Moving yourself is a
big pain, particularly since I will be 73 years old in 22 more days.

On 9/1/2012 12:53 PM, gloria p wrote:
> On 9/1/2012 10:49 AM, zxcvbob wrote:
>
>> BTW, when I sold my house in Temple, I told the realtor to mention
>> "mature fruit trees" in the listing. She thought that was stupid but
>> did it anyway, and that's what sold the place. And I felt better
>> knowing it would goto someone who would appreciate them and might even
>> take care of 'em.
>>
>> Bob
>
>
>
> Fruit trees and a garden area would definitely be a major plus for us.
> We've always gardened and had some trees but never in a very friendly
> climate.
>
> gloria p
I wouldn't call our area a friendly climate. Peach borers just finished
killing the second peach tree I've planted here in twenty years. We get
one or two crops and then they're gone. Just heard from another gardener
that planting onion chives around the base of the tree keeps the borers
out, may plant another one when we find a home.