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JMediger · 04-13-2011, 03:51 PM

DH would like some pickled asparagus for snacking with his lunch. I know you can drop hard boiled eggs into pickle juice and they will pickle in a few days. Can I drop canned asparagus into a large jar of left over pickled brussel sprout juice and get a similar result? Any thoughts on why this won't work?

**DaveSoMD** · 04-13-2011, 06:34 PM

You can give it a try, it should would. Asparagus is in season now so you might be able to get some fresh and blanch it and try it.

Kayelle · 04-13-2011, 06:55 PM

I personally wouldn't do it with canned asparagus, it's already limp and quite tasteless in my opinion. Like Dave said, it should work with slightly cooked fresh asparagus however. Pickled brussel sprout juice? Did you pickle them yourself?

**DaveSoMD** · 04-13-2011, 06:58 PM

I was thinking, after my last post that you might be able to use a refrigerator pickle recipe and instead of using cucumbers, use the blanched fresh asparagus.

Refrigerator pickles are made and kept in the fridge. They are not meant to be long-term so there is no canning involved.

Kayelle · 04-13-2011, 08:07 PM

Great idea, Dave! I just found this, and I'm definitely going to do it.

Quick and Easy Refrigerator Pickled Asparagus | She Simmers - Thai Food Et Cetera

**DaveSoMD** · 04-14-2011, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Kayelle

Great idea, Dave! I just found this, and I'm definitely going to do it.

Quick and Easy Refrigerator Pickled Asparagus | She Simmers - Thai Food Et Cetera

Me too! Asparagus is still on sale here this week. (I'm stocking up every week and freezing it)

JMediger · 04-14-2011, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Kayelle

... Pickled brussel sprout juice? Did you pickle them yourself?

No, I wish!

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaveSoMD

I was thinking, after my last post that you might be able to use a refrigerator pickle recipe and instead of using cucumbers, use the blanched fresh asparagus.

Refrigerator pickles are made and kept in the fridge. They are not meant to be long-term so there is no canning involved.

I use my grandmother's refrigerator pickle recipe with cucs in the summer, I'll give it a try. Kayelle,it's similar to what you found but no garlic or mustard seed, just dill, vinegar, sugar and water. Her trick was to boil, pour over, soak and repeat 3 times.

Thank you fr the ideas!

**DaveSoMD** · 04-14-2011, 03:58 PM

Let us know how they turn out!

**kadesma** · 04-15-2011, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by JMediger

No, I wish!

I use my grandmother's refrigerator pickle recipe with cucs in the summer, I'll give it a try. Kayelle,it's similar to what you found but no garlic or mustard seed, just dill, vinegar, sugar and water. Her trick was to boil, pour over, soak and repeat 3 times.

Thank you fr the ideas!

I love the se quick pickles. Make them for my son he loves them. I add sweet vidalias to the cucumbers, I do add tumerick, celery seed some dry mustard slice 6 cucmbers and to this I add water,vinegar,sugar bring to boil let sit til cool after pouring over the container of cukes and onions they are ready the next day. YUMMO
kades

taxlady · 04-15-2011, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by JMediger

No, I wish!

I use my grandmother's refrigerator pickle recipe with cucs in the summer, I'll give it a try. Kayelle,it's similar to what you found but no garlic or mustard seed, just dill, vinegar, sugar and water. Her trick was to boil, pour over, soak and repeat 3 times.

Thank you fr the ideas!

That sounds like the Scandinavian recipe for cucumber salad.

When you say repeat 3 times, do you mean that you drain the cukes, reheat the marinade and soak them again?