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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,349
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    Leave it to @SGH to bring up anus in a discussion about pickles. :)
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • fishlessman
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    HeavyG said:
    Leave it to @SGH to bring up anus in a discussion about pickles. :)
    https://youtu.be/IX2OYGtqiTo

    fukahwee maine

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  • Stoogie
    Stoogie Posts: 173
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    Mt. Olive planks are my go-to now for burgers and sandwiches, only because I can not find Heifetz Pickles around here anymore.  The first time I got them was because I needed some dill pickle chips for pulled pork and it was the cheapest.  

    So if  you're able to find Heifetz, give them a try.  My only complaint is that the chips are on the small side, but that just means I load more of them on what ever I'm eating.
    Large BGE

    Neenah, WI
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  • Legume
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    RRP said:
    I'm currently settling for these, but "settling" is the key word as I'm not happy with them.


    Ron, didn't you post just last year that you were over the moon with these pickles?  Have they changed?
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  • GATraveller
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    Just don't try to smoke it....



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  • fishlessman
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    GATraveller said:
    Just don't try to smoke it....


    could not find a recipe for that online. did find this though, thinking hemlock bourbon drinks this spring

    Making Evergreen Tree Tip Tea

    You can prepare a hot tea by taking a handful of spring tips per 3-4 cups of boiled water.  Cover and let steep about 10 minutes.  My favorite is a sun tea.  This brings out the bright aromatics and the vitamin C without the tannins.  Nothing is as refreshing as a cup of Douglas fir sun tea after a hard day of working in the garden.  I add 2 handfuls of tips in a quart jar and cover with room temperature water.  Place in a warm spot and let sit 3-8 hours.  Strain and drink straight, or mix with lemon or lime juice and sweetener.

     

    Evergreen Tree Tip Syrup

    You can make a simple syrup that can be used on pancakes, in tea, over ice cream, in sauces and to glaze meats.  This is really simple to prepare and you can use any of the many varieties of fir, spruce or hemlock.

    1 cup spring fir, hemlock or spruce tips
    1 cup water
    1 cup sugar, demerara, turbinado or white

    Place tree tips in an 8 ounce glass container.  Cover with water, close lid and place in a warm place (preferably in the sun).  Strain and place the liquid in a small sauce pan.  Add sugar, turn on medium heat and stir constantly until the sugar is dissolved.  Place in a glass jar and keep refrigerated.  This syrup will last several weeks.  Demerara is a natural brown sugar and turbinado is raw sugar.  These both have a richer and more complex flavor but white sugar will work fine too.

     


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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,893
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    Legume said:
    RRP said:
    I'm currently settling for these, but "settling" is the key word as I'm not happy with them.


    Ron, didn't you post just last year that you were over the moon with these pickles?  Have they changed?
    Yes I did - I do like the spears, but the sliced ones are overpowering on a hamburger. Last night I had just 4 sliced ones on a cheese burger and it was just too much. I ended up removing 2 of them before I finished the sandwich. 
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  • tarheelmatt
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    Image result for pickles funny
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  • LetsEat
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    Ron, I'm with you craving that old fashioned hamburger dill. My longtime favorite is Heinz Hamburger Dill Slices. The Heinz Dill & Sweet relish is equally as good. If you are interested in a spear, Milwaukee's Baby Kosher Dill Pickles. Both brands are available at my local markets.  I promise you won't be disappointed. 
    IL 
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  • michigan_jason
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    Sams Club for the win. My personal all time favorite!




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  • tarheelmatt
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    Biggreenpharmacist said:
    tarheelmatt said:
    Image result for pickles funny
    Thats a buck. Not a doe. You idiot. 
    It depends on what it identifies itself. This is Merica.  

    Did you see nuts on that dill doe?
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  • michigan_jason
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    Biggreenpharmacist said:
    tarheelmatt said:
    Image result for pickles funny
    Thats a buck. Not a doe. You idiot. 
    We should be sensitive to this things needs and ask which gender it identifies as. Then we can make fun of it. 



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  • Fred19Flintstone
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    rekameohs said:
    For hamburger chips, I really like the WalMart Great Value ones.   As with their other house brands, some are good and some are terrible, but I think this one is a winner.
    Are you jerkin' my gherkin?  Vlasic are around here, but I prefer Clausen.  For little dill pickles, I can't get enough Milwaukie Midgets!
    Flint, Michigan
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  • pgprescott
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    tarheelmatt said:
    Biggreenpharmacist said:
    tarheelmatt said:
    Image result for pickles funny
    Thats a buck. Not a doe. You idiot. 
    It depends on what it identifies itself. This is Merica.  

    Did you see nuts on that dill doe?
    The nuts don't matter either. 
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  • saluki2007
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    Nathan's horseradish pickles are killer.
    Image result for nathans horseradish pickles
    Large and Small BGE
    Central, IL

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  • RRP
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    Thanks folks - I'm narrowing down my shopping list as I am sticking to "dill" pickles not sweet, not hot, not kosher (apparently), just plain old fashioned hamburger dill slices.
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  • bclarksicle
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    +1 on Bubbies. They make great sauerkraut too 
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  • GATraveller
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    What's the difference between Kosher and Dill?  Are you an anti-semite?

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  • RRP
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    GATraveller said:
    What's the difference between Kosher and Dill?  Are you an anti-semite?
    No, not at all!!! If you read about them such as in ILovePickles.com kosher pickles include garlic while straight dill pickles don't.
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  • YEMTrey
    YEMTrey Posts: 6,829
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    Buy a White Castle crave case.  Remove pickles and eat burgers.  Use pickles for your own burgers. Problem solved!
    Steve 
    XL, Mini Max, and a 22" Blackstone in Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • jtcBoynton
    jtcBoynton Posts: 2,814
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    GATraveller said:
    What's the difference between Kosher and Dill?  Are you an anti-semite?
    The addition of garlic is what defines a Kosher dill.  The dills used by a lot of restaurants on burgers are "plain dills" or "hamburger dills" without garlic.  
    Southeast Florida - LBGE
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  • Fred19Flintstone
    Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,168
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    I thought adding garlic made them "polish dills".
    Flint, Michigan
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  • RRP
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    Fred19Flintstone said:
    I thought adding garlic made them "polish dills".
    Apparently not so: read on which I lifted from ILovePickles.com

    • Genuine Dill - These pickles are made by the slow "processed" method. Dill weed is added to the tanks during the last stage of fermentation or to the jar after fermentation. These pickles usually have a higher lactic acid flavor than other varieties.
    • Kosher Dill - True "Kosher" pickles are those that have been manufactured and certified in accordance with Jewish dietary laws, and made with dill and garlic added to the brine.  The flavor is very popular, more robust than regular dill pickles, so much so, that the name has stuck and kosher dills are the ultimate accompaniment to an overstuffed deli sandwich.
    • Other types of dills include Polish and German style.
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  • jtcBoynton
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    Polish dills usually are a bit heavier on the garlic than Kosher dills, but both have garlic and are similar.  From a taste profile I'm sure that there is an overlap depending on who is making them.
    Southeast Florida - LBGE
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  • Fred19Flintstone
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    I thought a kosher pickle was a pickle made with kosher salt.  That's something new I didn't know!
    Flint, Michigan
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  • jtcBoynton
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    RRP said:
    Fred19Flintstone said:
    I thought adding garlic made them "polish dills".
    Apparently not so: read on which I lifted from ILovePickles.com

    • Genuine Dill - These pickles are made by the slow "processed" method. Dill weed is added to the tanks during the last stage of fermentation or to the jar after fermentation. These pickles usually have a higher lactic acid flavor than other varieties.
    • Kosher Dill - True "Kosher" pickles are those that have been manufactured and certified in accordance with Jewish dietary laws, and made with dill and garlic added to the brine.  The flavor is very popular, more robust than regular dill pickles, so much so, that the name has stuck and kosher dills are the ultimate accompaniment to an overstuffed deli sandwich.
    • Other types of dills include Polish and German style.
    Don't think they got the Kosher dill explanation right.  In this context it means a style/flavor and not adherence to dietary laws.

    Kosher salt is designed for koshering meat and is not meant to mean it is kosher itself.  
    Southeast Florida - LBGE
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  • kl8ton
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    Fred19Flintstone said:
    Are you jerkin' my gherkin?  I can't get enough Milwaukie Midgets!
    Start your own thread Fred!
    Large, Medium, MiniMax, & 22, and 36" Blackstone
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  • northGAcock
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    Fred19Flintstone said:
    I thought a kosher pickle was a pickle made with kosher salt.  That's something new I didn't know!
    That's not Kosher.....sorry Fred, couldn't pass on that one.
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

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  • pgprescott
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    I much prefer to buy whole pickles and slice them into chips. They seem to be better that way to me. Could be psychological, but I don't think so. I like vlasic for classic dill and Claussen for Kosher.
     I like most pickles to some degree, but I would rather serve good bread and butters on the side. I mix it up though. 
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