Of cucumbers - and I'm keen to try making pickles. The recipe I found said to use mustard seeds, chilli flakes and fresh dill to flavour it. Trouble is I don't have any of those to hand. Any other suggestions as to how to make a basic pickled cucumber?
Simple Cucumber Relish This is Grannies seceret recipie (dont tell anyone else, she will kill me) 2 1/2 cups spiced vinegar 3 Lbs cucumber 1 1/2 Lbs onions 1 Lb brown sugar 1/2 cup white sugar 1 desertspoon salt 1/2 Lb sultanas Bring to the boil, then simmer for 1 - 1 1/2 hrs Mix 1 tablespoon Curry powder 1 tablespoon Mustard powder 1 teaspoon Tumeric 1/2 cup spiced vinegar add stir quickly, and medium simmer for another 20 mins. This recipie also works with Zuccinie, Squash and everybody's favorite CHOKO I have even used a combination of the above, i just called it ZUCUEKO relish instead You can play with this basic recipie, in some ive added chillie ect, useing different vinegars apple cider vinegar was interesting, so start with the basic and then ajust to your own liking now as the old song goes GET INTO THAT KITCHEN AND RATTLE THOSE POTS AND PANS TIP - if useing a pot that causes sticking for long cooking times, useing glass marbles in bottom of pan will rectify this, just try keep them out of jars when bottleing TIP unpeeled cucumber can add a bitterness if you like, zucs,squash i dont peel, choko peeling is a matter of choise (i choose too) Bird