Thread: Senf gurken

On Fri 02 Jan 2009 02:19:04p, Anon told us...

> I was wondering if anybody knew the proper pickle to use in making "Senf
> Gurken". A German mustard pickle. A schmor gurken is recommended.
> This is a braising pickle. I never heard of such a thing in the US.
>
> JK
>

When I made Senf Gurken pickles some years ago, a German friend of mine told
me to use regular cucumbers, but vine-ripened until they are yellow. A
"braising pickle" IME is just a regular cucumber, as opposed to pickling
cucumbers like Kirbys.

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