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Hook
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One LOOK at those Jewish guy's pickles in the pic and I can tell you that they arent crisp enough for my liking. Look at all that "flimsiness" in the
seed area.
Even with Claussens, I dont buy the spears or even the halves, anymore. Depending on how long they have been in the jar, they can get SLIGHTLY limp.
Of course, they are still more firm than any other commercial brand I've had.
DavidE, I guess the rest of us will just have to soldier on with Claussens. 
But the boiling blanch step in yours has me skeptical. That has to reduce some crispness. Claussen's thing is cold pickling. I'm pretty sure that's
part of their legendary crispiness.
Maybe we look for different things in a pickle. Claussen does happen to have a brine that appeals to my palate, but even with that brine, if it's not
really crispy, it won't win any "best pickle" labels from me.
Now, that I'm almost 60, I can honestly say there is nothing more unfortunate than a soggy pickle. 
[Edited on 6-17-2013 by Hook]
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ah HAH
An aficionado! Now we're talkin'! Pickles gotta SNAP. That's where Sto Tomás comes in.
When I get the fixings I intend to get a lot.
Egad limp pickles have caused a lot of fights I tell ya. They're sad to watch...
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KaceyJ
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You Claussens aficionados should give Bubbies a try,
might change your mind about what is a good pickle
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mulegejim
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| Quote: | Originally posted by KaceyJ
You Claussens aficionados should give Bubbies a try,
might change your mind about what is a good pickle |
Love Bubbies but my favorites are from these guys.....not easy to find though. I have been to their location several times...old school to say the
least.
http://www.kruegermann.com/
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Hook
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| Quote: | Originally posted by KaceyJ
You Claussens aficionados should give Bubbies a try,
might change your mind about what is a good pickle |
Assuming they snap, how would compare the brine to Claussen's?
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durrelllrobert
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
One LOOK at those Jewish guy's pickles in the pic and I can tell you that they arent crisp enough for my liking. Look at all that "flimsiness" in the
seed area.
[Edited on 6-17-2013 by Hook] |
What the Jewish guy said was:
" Just for fun, I did one jar by splitting the cucumbers lengthwise and they worked great. It’s a good tip if you want your pickles in a hurry "
Bob Durrell
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BajaBlanca
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David ! Include me in ! I would love some pickles to give to Les as a present! He LOVES pickles.
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DavidE
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OK, I'm going to make a tub. SHARI! Have you seen vendors selling those small 2kg sacks of hand dug sea salt, around here or in Guerrero? If I get to
use the deli slicer I'll make stacker pickle / cucumber sandwiches. Hope to get some bolillos up north the El Boleo bolillos are outrageously
expensive and not a bit different from ones sold in Mega and Soriana. Yeah, 500% more expensive is hard to swallow.
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david...which vendors are those in GN? I have bought rock sea salt in GN at a store that used to be a butcher shop and now is like a grocery
store....cant remember the name of it..they sell bags of salt from ESSA. Have you tried/priced the boleos frome the GN bakery?
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