Topic: Pickling cucumbers

[Morris]

We love sweet bread and butter style cucumber pickles in our house. I usually just use my standard greenhouse cucumbers, Passandra and Camilla.

I was considering getting a proper pickling cucumber to try next year. Then I wondered if picking the 'normal' cucumbers small would work just as well? Has anyone any experience of this?

Also, can people recommend a good pickling cucumber, which I might try as well. I think I'd have to grow them outdoors, as I won't be able to mix them with my with my all-female greenhouse cucumbers.

I don't want gherkins, I was thinking firmer, smaller, but bigger than gherkin cucumbers for sliced pickles - if that makes sense! The sort that the Americans use.

Thank you for all info gratefully received.

[Kleftiwallah]

I've pickled cuc's, they 'squeak' when you eat them ! Quite tasty.     Cheers,     Tony.

[manicscousers]

We do 'cuie and onion', Ray likes it with roast beef and it's still going 12 months on  ;D

[Digeroo]

Someone gave me some Mohikan seeds and they have done very well outside in a very windy position, but I have no idea about the flavour I give them all away. 

[Morris]

Thanks Digeroo - that sounds a possible variety to try, having Googled it.

I have no idea about the flavour I give them all away. 

   ;D

Don't you like cucumbers? It's nice of you to grow them for others.

BTW, although it's interesting to hear about other people's pickle preferences it is specific varieties to try I am after.  ;)

[tim]

Greenfingers at 10cm?

I'll stick to Delia's rcipe.

[Morris]

Thanks Tim.

Delia's recipe is what the American's call 'bread and butter' pickles.

[manicscousers]

ours are just burpless  :)

[tim]

Delia - I do chunks rather than the US slices - & I add Red Pepper for colour.