Thank you!
Again, I'm looking for pickle juice that has electrolites.
Probably for veggies, though not necessarily only cucumbers.
My favorite appetizer EVER was pickled watermelon rind wrapped in bacon.
I'll peruse the files and see what I can find.
Nest
On Jul 20, 2013, at 11:22 PM, Stefan li Rous wrote:
Well, are you thinking of pickled meats? pickled vegetables or just
pickled cucumbers?
Today, when people think of "pickles", the latter is the only thing
they think of. But the subject is really much bigger than that. And
yes, when I joined the SCA, when I thought of "pickles", I thought of
only the sliced ones put on hamburgers. :-)
Yes, there are medieval (or at least period) recipes for pickled
cucumbers, but also for many other things.
Speaking of Pennsic, pickling items is one way to keep them safe
through the heat of Pennsic.
Check these files in the Florilegium.
pickled-eggs-msg (16K) 5/21/13 Period pickled eggs. Recipes.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD/pickled-eggs-msg.html
pickled-foods-msg (149K) 5/21/13 Medieval pickled food. recipes.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD/pickled-foods-msg.html
compost-msg (88K) 12/ 1/09 A pickled food of fruits and vegetables.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD/compost-msg.html
pickled-fish-msg (40K) 7/28/11 Pickled fish. Either by storing in
vinegar or by the action of lactic acid.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-MEATS/pickled-fish-msg.html
pickled-meats-msg (60K) 3/20/08 Period pickled meats. Lord's Salt.
recipes.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-MEATS/pickled-meats-msg.html
sauerkraut-msg (46K) 6/27/13 Period sauerkraut and pickled cabbage.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-VEGETABLES/sauerkraut-msg.html
And a few more files having to do with pickling, for those homebound
during Pennsic. :-)
Vinegar-art (20K) 5/26/01 "What's so special about Vinegar?" by
Mistress Christianna MacGrain.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD/Vinegar-art.html
Vinegar-NJFCC-art (18K) 10/23/01 "Vinegar: Not Just for Cleaning
Coffeepots" by THL Mirin ben DhIarmait.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD/Vinegar-NJFCC-art.html
vinegar-msg (128K) 3/24/12 Vinegar in period. Making vinegar.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD/vinegar-msg.html
I hope you find these useful.
Stefan
On Jul 20, 2013, at 10:29 AM, Nest ffynnon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I realize that asking a question during Pennsic is possibly not the
> best time, but since I know there are MANY Calontiri not attending
> this year, I ask:
>
> Are there any medieval recipes for pickles?
> Considering how much pickle juice is consumed on the battlefield
> and off, I'm thinking about making pickles for next summer.
>
> Nest
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