Sour garlic pickles

[Brett-EDH]

The local Asian market, KP in Rancho Cordova, has a great selection of Kirby pickling cukes which were real bumpy, which means they’re young and not bloated with water.

So I grabbed around 12 of them for a ferment as spring is upon us and these go great with burgers.

Gave them a good cleaning and ice water bath and then dropped them into a larger container of 3.3% salt along with 4 crushed garlic cloves, pickling spices and a few crushed bay leaves.

This started on the 26th and I’m budgeting 7-10 days till done and then fridge time.

First pic from the 26th:



This morning’s update (the 28th):



The natural fermentation is on!

 

[Joan]

Brett, do you have to live soo far away?

 

[Brett-EDH]

Brett, do you have to live soo far away?

We used to do a lot of Ft. Lauderdale when I was a kid. We had lots of family there. The dry heat called us out west versus the humidity that is FL.

 

[Joan]

We used to do a lot of Ft. Lauderdale when I was a kid. We had lots of family there. The dry heat called us out west versus the humidity that is FL.

So sorry we lost you I've been down here since I was 8.

 

[Jabe G]

I love pickles!