Pickle report, February edition

[fattest]

We finally had our first real unresolved pickle conundrum. I attempted some pickled beets in our new japanese pickle press. I roasted them first, a technique I'd read about in Nourishing Traditions, which has many pickle recipes. After 3 days I ended up with a viscous mess. They were yellow beets, and pulling them out of the brine/slime they

Comments

[deep_shag]

holy fuck that cabbage business looks good! and great photography as well. a very talented fattest, you are.

[danthered]

Hi there. May I steal your user icon?

[jasonelvis]

I love the look of that cabbage of yours but am scared of the mashed potato cheese. Intrigued though! Can't wait to see how it turns out.

[infamousaudey]

you should make a book of this

[danthered]

I love you for using the phrase "fun with mashed potatoes" seriously. And I'm delighted to know there's such a thing as a pickle press.

[hhholiday]

i am rather proud of our collaborative napa cabbage pickle; it's pretty and the fruits make it weird. good weird. you forgot to mention the cilantro, though.

[fattest]

Oh, how could I have forgotten the cilantro!?!?!?