Pickles & Relishes [antikvár]

Preface 1983The idea for this book grew out of "The First Hinesburg Pickle Barter Party," which I like to think was one of the social events of the year in my town.My housemate, Andrea Morgante, and I invited dozens of friends and colleagues to come and swap pickles. We asked everyone to bring a few jars of pickles: one for tasting at the party, the rest for trading. Recipes were exchanged as well as pickles. The idea for collecting those recipes evolved into the idea for this book.The recipes here have been collected from friends personal friends and friends of Garden Way, which has since become Storey Publishing. A large number of the recipes came from readers of The Troy-bilt Tiller Owner News, who responded generously to my request for recipes. Many of the recipes are my own.All of the recipes were read carefully to be sure that they conformed to generally accepted safe canning and storing practices. I eliminated recipes that called for alum, since there is a question about its safety. Likewise, I eliminated recipes that called for slaked lime and artificial ingredients, such as food coloring. Pickles made with fresh ingredients and handled properly do not require additives.I tested all of the recipes collected here to be sure that they were workable and that the proportions of brine or syrup to yield were accurate.