Thank you Chase -- ( I think )

18 years ago

My 7-8 wk waiting period for Chase's Dills is finally over and we officially opened a jar Tues evening--- best darn dill I ever ate !!

And now I'm getting grief from Hubby 'cause I only put up 8 qts-- so I'm not sure if I should Thank You , Sharon, or

grumble about the marital discord you've caused -- plus I had to wheedle, beg and wrestle to get one of the 2 qts Hubby was trying to walk out with this morning

-- he had the unmitigated gall to think he was going to take them to camp with him for the long work weekend-- for 8 of his buddies.

Anyway -- if you haven't tried Sharon's recipe yet you're missing a great pickle !

Diane

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dgkritch
18 years ago
Saturday is only 5 weeks......don't know if I'm gonna make it......................................................................................................................................................

On the "up" side.......I've got 17 quarts. Talk about a leap of faith, huh? Never made them before and I put up 17 quarts.

Deanna
msafirstein
18 years ago
Our 8 wks was up last week and we're into our 3rd qt already. I was going to make 5 qts but ended up making 11 but I doubt they will last until the 1st of the year.

Chase warned me to make more, but I did not listen.

Next year I am making more, maybe 20 qts, of Chase's Dills and then I want to try fermented dills as well.

Michelle
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User
18 years ago
You are all too kind.....but glad you enjoy them. I never make less than 50 jars. We eat lots and I give lots away.

I have to be honest and say that I'm not sure the eight weeks is necessary. I just do what Elaine told me to do 30 years ago ( ouch!) and I never vary. We always made them the first or second week of August and she told me they could not be opened until Thanksgiving....which is early October in Canada.

Many have said they opened them earlier and they were great...but...not me man!
TobyT
18 years ago
I did 12 qts last year and 24 this year. I had posted asking about doing spears, then got cold feet in case they didn't turn out as well as the whole cukes, so I only did 2 qts of spears. We have another 5 weeks to go, but I see that one of my daughters has marked on the calendar 5 weeks from now "Pickle Day - Yay!" I think they are looking forward to them!
Jane
Terri_PacNW
18 years ago
I think I'll plant cukes next year..just so I can try these..to darn expensive to buy the little buggars!
User
18 years ago
One of these days I'm going to get around to making Sharon's dills. The two men in my life would be extremely happy since they think that Sharon's dills are the best by far.

Ann
san_
18 years ago
good for you diane, and congratulations chase! it seems that every once in awhile someone posts a recipe here that becomes sort of a classic/forum favorite. from the sounds of it, this is one of them.
dgkritch
18 years ago
Yeah! Somebody should start a Forum Cookbook.
Take a vote and when it gets a certain number, it 'makes the book'!!

DON'T be a lookin' over here.......

Let's see...

Annie's Salsa
Chase's Dills
Sol's Lemon Chicken
Ann T's Blueberry Braid

etc.
etc.
etc.

And I haven't even TRIED some of them yet!
lakeguy35
18 years ago
Two or three more weeks for me for the first batch. I'v done 32 quarts so far and will do one more round in the next week or two. I can't wait and my nephew is driving me crazy! I've manage to keep him somewhat happy with Olga's refrigerator dills. You are still the "pickle lady from Canada" in his mind and it's been several years since that swap.

David
annie1992
18 years ago
Well, I'm sure not going to admit that I've eaten them before the 8 weeks is up. (grin) I can state pretty definitively that they are imminently edible at about 5 weeks, not that I'd know. Ahem.

I made mine into spears and they were just fine, I have a couple of jars left in the basement, I think I'll save them for the Michigan Run!

Annie
dgkritch
18 years ago
Five weeks, eh? Hot D_ _ M!! I just passed the 5-week mark!

We're havin' big fat ham sandwiches with tomato and chard for dinner tonight..........Maybe we'll 'de-flower' a jar of those dills.................

But I'm NOT sayin' we will........

Deanna
dgkritch
18 years ago
Oh Yeah!
Definitely a keeper!!
Mine were made with larger cukes than I would normally use and they are still crisp! And that was warm, off the shelf!
I can't wait to try them today after refrigerating...

Thank you Chase!!!
Deanna

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