Where's the Dill - A Dill Pickle Story

Mom made awesome dill pickles! The dill pickles at the store leave something to be desired. I've noticed that the store pickles don't have any dill floating in the brine like mom's did. So I made my own.

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[wwwggxcom]

Ever noticed how a cucumber pickle fits perfectly into your hand, not to mention in the mouth ? That is the ultimate proof of God's existence. Checkmate atheists !! :)) Now on to some serious matters. I haven't seen a very large variety of pickles in the Occident, most common pickle being the cucumber, whereas here, in the Eastern Europe -Romania at least- there are plenty of vegetables used as pickles.

[wwwggxcom]

From tomatoes to watermelons... that reminds me... i haven't had a pickled watermelon in a looong time. Anyway, i was just wondering, is there any other type of pickles beside the cucumber ? Or you, Occidentals, prefer that one in particular ? Oh, and we use lots of dill here, usually, alongside others like mustard seeds, pepper seeds, garlic and a few others i can't remember right now.

[zthustra]

I had to dig a bit for that occident.

I believe what you are referring to is the difference between the cultivars Gherkin and Cucumber.

The Gherkin is what I believe that you are calling an occident and what I call a pickling cucumber.

Mom grew Cucumbers (Straight 8 variety) which is good for bread & butter and dill pickles.

I don't know the variety, but the ones I used were Gherkins, I'm sure.

I don't care for the seedy centers of long Cucumbers; Gherkins are short and low seed.

[zthustra]

Did I mention that I pickled some Zucchini too? They came out almost the same as the pickles did.

My next video should be on pickled eggs and beets. Did them yesterday. I guess I'm in a pickle ... LoL.

On a serious note ... variety ... that is one of the HUGE problems of our age, there are just a few varieties that dominate both industrial and home vegetable of any kind.

Like corn and potatoes, there are hundreds of good varieties, but only three of four that are widely grown.

[renegade4dio]

Can't be super serious all the time, huh? I don't blame you, to say the least. The unreasoning vitriol often spewed about the subjects you normally discuss gets tiresome.

My mom used to make pickles from our garden. She grew the cucumbers, the dill, the garlic, and would make basic dills, but she also made these pickled veggie jars, with carrots, onions, green beans, celery, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, and other things from the garden. You've made me miss those jars of pickled treats...

[zthustra]

My grandma used to make the pickled veggie jars too. I didn't care for them as a kid, but they sound good just now.

It's funny, but I don't get that much hateful, mean stuff. Nothing like you got on your Edward Kennedy RIP video.

I usually compliment the trolls on their intelligent and well-written critic of my work and ask them to post a video of their own so I can see how they would do it.

Funny how troll NEVER post videos of their own.

I think I'll pickle some eggs next.

[wwwggxcom]

I admire your life philosophy and your style, dear Sir. Nothing less than a model to us all. Keep up the good work !  Best regards, Alexandru

[wwwggxcom]

heart or blood vessels conditions. That aside, i am also a supporter of gardening and all that means being as pragmatic as one can. One needs to be as self-sufficient as possible to be able to work his/hers way through difficulties and the hardships of life. Imagine for example a natural or man caused calamity. What if the society we live in would drastically change ? Then it would become obvious that the most fit to survive are those who were as close to self-sufficient as possible.

[wwwggxcom]

accounts in several foreign banks, billions in those accounts and with serious health problems ? I really recommand people to make a little research on what they usually consume, that includes biochemical composition, what are the (longterm and shortterm) effects of those, as well as what should they change about this diet. You don't really have to be working in the healthcare to realize eating meat each and every day of your life would eventually cause you a heart attack... or any other

[wwwggxcom]

Uuumm, pickled eggs and beets ?! Sounds delicious ! 100 % agreed, we do need variety, and that's valid for any domain of human activity, not just alimentation. It would be especially alimentation but, just saying... People should seriously consider trying to change their diet of fast-food junk foods with more homemade packed lunches and such. I know we live in a busy world where time is at the essence but where does all that lead to ? Is it more important being a successful businessman with

[zthustra]

My friend brought over this huge box of Zucchini. I hat that stuff! It just sets around and ends up on the compost heap.

Oh, I know, it's good for moist bread ... BS.

The big ones ain't worth crap! It;s teh little ones that are awesome and noboy ever picks them eary enough.

I slices up some of the smaller ones and pickled them like bread and butter pickles. I threw in a couple of small sweet onions for good measure.

Came out excellent!