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Arent they dill pickles?? Gee I dont know a pickle is a pickle, they all taste much the same especially when meat and salad and a bread roll and sauce join them.

They are gherkins.
You can get them whole in jars.

delicatesse wrote:
Hell yeah, I used to eat gherkin and cheese sandwiches all the time! haha!

or gherkin and canned tuna

when i was little i would just eat a whole gherkin by itself

mmm… pickles! f c n hilarious man! now u got me craving those too! mmm… once i was promissed the dried cherries i baught would be sour and not sugary but they were just sweet… i love sour dried cherries… mmm.. think me is hungry! lol!

Gherkins aren’t sweet AT ALL! lol

I am in Australia too, and there is an abundance of different pickles available in the supermarket, or for something a bit different I go to a market near my house that has lots of products from other countries, including giant catering sized tins of pickles that are available very cheaply. Perhaps there is a place like this near you, or you could try making your own….

Dill Pickles

INGREDIENTS
8 pounds 3 to 4 inch long pickling cucumbers
4 cups white vinegar
12 cups water
2/3 cup pickling salt
16 cloves garlic, peeled and halved
8 sprigs fresh dill weed
8 heads fresh dill weed

DIRECTIONS
Wash cucumbers, and place in the sink ( I use the bathtub!) with cold water and lots of ice cubes. Soak in ice water for at least 2 hours but no more than 8 hours. Refresh ice as required. Sterilize 8 (1 quart ) canning jars and lids in boiling water for at least 10 minutes.
In a large pot over medium-high heat, combine the vinegar, water, and pickling salt. Bring the brine to a rapid boil.
In each jar, place 2 half-cloves of garlic, one head of dill, then enough cucumbers to fill the jar (about 1 pound). Then add 2 more garlic halves, and 1 sprig of dill. Fill jars with hot brine. Seal jars, making sure you have cleaned the jar’s rims of any residue.
Process sealed jars in a boiling water bath. Process quart jars for 15 minutes.
Store pickles for a minimum of 8 weeks before eating. Refrigerate after opening. Pickles will keep for up to 2 years if stored in a cool dry place

I think I got them at sainsbury’s probably.

Just so yo uknow, I’m not certain.

TREESAW wrote:
okay thanks very much :)

do they have them?

TREESAW wrote:
im gonna try to go tonite and see but its snowing out crazy!

lucky lucky lucky!!!!!!
we were supposed to have rain yesterday.
and today we were supposed to have cloud with spurts of rain and snow (not at once)
but no we just got cloud then rain
and yesterday it was nothing its like garrrrrrrr

how was it ? ? ? :)