Comments on: Pickle Recipes: Dill and Bread & Butter http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/pickle-recipes-dill-and-bread-butter.html Naturally inspired living for the Christian homemaker Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:14:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: JJhttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/pickle-recipes-dill-and-bread-butter.html/comment-page-1#comment-77780 JJ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:18:06 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/pickle-recipes-dill-and-bread-butter.html#comment-77780 @Danielle regarding using whey with rennet in it: I'd be more worried about the heat than the rennet. You use live whey to inoculate the pickle batch. The whey used from cheese-making loses its benefits as a starter culture for pickling, because the micro-organisms that would otherwise be helping to jump start the lacto-fermentation (i.e. lactobacillus) have been killed off during the cheese-making process. You would be using whey separated from a cultured dairy product, most likely yogurt, for making lacto-fermented pickles. To separate the live whey from the yogurt and get something (quite good) out of it, make "yogurt cheese," a spreadable cream cheese/ricotta hybrid. Hang the yogurt in a double-layered cheesecloth/butter muslin sack to drain for a few hours, but make sure to put a container beneath the sack to catch all of that live whey! Sally Fallon uses this at a rate of 4 tbsp per quart of salt brine, which allows for the salt content of the brine to be halved. Just make sure the yogurt contains live cultures! @Danielle regarding using whey with rennet in it: I'd be more worried about the heat than the rennet. You use live whey to inoculate the pickle batch. The whey used from cheese-making loses its benefits as a starter culture for pickling, because the micro-organisms that would otherwise be helping to jump start the lacto-fermentation (i.e. lactobacillus) have been killed off during the cheese-making process. You would be using whey separated from a cultured dairy product, most likely yogurt, for making lacto-fermented pickles.

To separate the live whey from the yogurt and get something (quite good) out of it, make "yogurt cheese," a spreadable cream cheese/ricotta hybrid. Hang the yogurt in a double-layered cheesecloth/butter muslin sack to drain for a few hours, but make sure to put a container beneath the sack to catch all of that live whey! Sally Fallon uses this at a rate of 4 tbsp per quart of salt brine, which allows for the salt content of the brine to be halved. Just make sure the yogurt contains live cultures!

]]> By: Plan It- Don’t Panic: Week 1 of the Meal Planning Challenge | Keeper of the Homehttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/pickle-recipes-dill-and-bread-butter.html/comment-page-1#comment-69350 Plan It- Don’t Panic: Week 1 of the Meal Planning Challenge | Keeper of the Home Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:02:23 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/pickle-recipes-dill-and-bread-butter.html#comment-69350 [...] salmon melts, 5-ingredient mac and cheese, etc. with a smoothie, some raw veggies or fruit, or pickles/sauerkraut on the [...] [...] salmon melts, 5-ingredient mac and cheese, etc. with a smoothie, some raw veggies or fruit, or pickles/sauerkraut on the [...]

]]> By: » Anderson’s September Meal Plan Wellness Hammockhttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/pickle-recipes-dill-and-bread-butter.html/comment-page-1#comment-67667 » Anderson’s September Meal Plan Wellness Hammock Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:28:27 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/pickle-recipes-dill-and-bread-butter.html#comment-67667 [...] Dill and Bread and Butter Pickles [...] [...] Dill and Bread and Butter Pickles [...]

]]> By: Jen Rhttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/pickle-recipes-dill-and-bread-butter.html/comment-page-1#comment-65161 Jen R Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:07:12 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/pickle-recipes-dill-and-bread-butter.html#comment-65161 You'r not getting any probiotic effect in a pickle in acid (vinegar or lemon juice). Period. If you want a live pickle, use a brine instead. You'r not getting any probiotic effect in a pickle in acid (vinegar or lemon juice). Period. If you want a live pickle, use a brine instead.

]]> By: Organization in the Real Food Kitchen: Ferments Everywhere | Keeper of the Homehttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/pickle-recipes-dill-and-bread-butter.html/comment-page-1#comment-62589 Organization in the Real Food Kitchen: Ferments Everywhere | Keeper of the Home Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:43:36 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/pickle-recipes-dill-and-bread-butter.html#comment-62589 [...] is on, then put them back up when I'm finished. This is where you would most likely find me making pickles, berry syrups, sauerkraut, or that sort of [...] [...] is on, then put them back up when I'm finished. This is where you would most likely find me making pickles, berry syrups, sauerkraut, or that sort of [...]

]]> By: Save Money by Culturing Foods with DIY Starters (and Cultures for Health Giveaway!) | Keeper of the Homehttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/pickle-recipes-dill-and-bread-butter.html/comment-page-1#comment-60866 Save Money by Culturing Foods with DIY Starters (and Cultures for Health Giveaway!) | Keeper of the Home Thu, 26 May 2011 04:54:29 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/pickle-recipes-dill-and-bread-butter.html#comment-60866 [...] buy these foods it is much harder to know the quality that you are getting. For example, finding pickles or sauerkraut that are truly raw and fermented is extremely challenging, but why would I buy an [...] [...] buy these foods it is much harder to know the quality that you are getting. For example, finding pickles or sauerkraut that are truly raw and fermented is extremely challenging, but why would I buy an [...]

]]> By: Stephanie @ Keeper of the Homehttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/pickle-recipes-dill-and-bread-butter.html/comment-page-1#comment-59194 Stephanie @ Keeper of the Home Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:41:01 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/pickle-recipes-dill-and-bread-butter.html#comment-59194 <a href="#comment-59139" rel="nofollow">@jc</a>, I don't reuse it to make new pickles, but I do use the juice in other recipes. The dill juice is especially good in tartar sauce, potato salad and just a little bit in guacamole is nice, too. @jc, I don't reuse it to make new pickles, but I do use the juice in other recipes. The dill juice is especially good in tartar sauce, potato salad and just a little bit in guacamole is nice, too.

]]> By: jchttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/pickle-recipes-dill-and-bread-butter.html/comment-page-1#comment-59139 jc Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:28:25 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/pickle-recipes-dill-and-bread-butter.html#comment-59139 hi stephanie, i have followed your pickle recipe with success. Thanks so much! I have leftover pickle juice, is it alright to reuse it? Also, what do you do with leftover pickle juice? Thanks for your blog! hi stephanie, i have followed your pickle recipe with success. Thanks so much!

I have leftover pickle juice, is it alright to reuse it? Also, what do you do with leftover pickle juice?
Thanks for your blog!

]]> By: Stephanie @ Keeper of the Homehttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/pickle-recipes-dill-and-bread-butter.html/comment-page-1#comment-57114 Stephanie @ Keeper of the Home Tue, 05 Apr 2011 04:29:44 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/pickle-recipes-dill-and-bread-butter.html#comment-57114 <a href="#comment-57112" rel="nofollow">@Rhonda</a>, Maybe, but you would need to add more liquid, and honestly, I think it would change the taste a lot. Sucanat has more of a brown sugar/molasses kind of taste, not like honey's light, fruity taste. I've never tried it, but I would be interested to know if it works! @Rhonda, Maybe, but you would need to add more liquid, and honestly, I think it would change the taste a lot. Sucanat has more of a brown sugar/molasses kind of taste, not like honey's light, fruity taste. I've never tried it, but I would be interested to know if it works!

]]> By: Rhondahttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/pickle-recipes-dill-and-bread-butter.html/comment-page-1#comment-57112 Rhonda Mon, 04 Apr 2011 23:22:47 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/pickle-recipes-dill-and-bread-butter.html#comment-57112 Could you use sucanat instead of the honey? Could you use sucanat instead of the honey?

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