Bread-and-Butters Her Way
Posted by Avi
Tuesday August 24, 2010Yesterday, The Kitchn posted this question from one of its readers: “Can you recommend a book that will guide me very clearly through the essentials of pickling?” Suggestions trickled in, and one of the books most often recommended was Linda Ziedrich’s The Joy of Pickling.
One reader commented: “The Joy of Pickling is the best. I borrowed the book from the library so often that I finally bought it when the new edition came out. I use it at least twice a week…a wonderful book!”
And another wrote: “The Joy of Pickling is chock-full of information, all presented in well-organized, easy-to-understand prose that is so engaging that I sometimes read it just for fun (although to be fair I do this with a lot of recipe books). It’s an excellent resource that really demystified the canning process for me. I highly recommend it.”
It’s great to see Linda’s book helping people preserve the summer bounty. Personally, I haven’t pickled much this year, but one of Linda’s recipes I’m really eager to try is her Bread-and-Butters My Way. For years, knowing only the overly sweet and soggy bread-and-butters you buy in the supermarket, I’ve never liked sweeter cucumber pickles much.
But Linda’s recipe is made with a quarter the usual sugar, some water to cut the vinegar, and hot peppers for a kick. For those looking for more traditional sweet pickles, try Linda’s Old Fashioned Bread-and-Butters—they’re a little sweeter than the My Way version and are excellent doctored up with ground cloves and coriander seeds.
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