Was at my local Safeway today and it see mes they are phasing out American products finally. The Bicks were almost gone and when they are, no more.
Oh no bick’s pickles - woe is me.
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That’s fine. Most of Bick’s pickles are soft and underwhelming anyway. This is what you’ll want to buy instead. You can find them a Giant Tiger and elsewhere I’m sure. Best pickles of them all.
But there’s Bicks pickles right under that sign? I don’t understand.
There is text below the image in the post that explains it.
Strubs (I think that’s the name?) uses Canadian-grown cucumbers, I believe.
Yet another product that started as a Canadian brand, but was bought out by an American conglomerate.
Metro has started stocking
Brine copickles and they’re honestly way way better than Bick’s. Crunchier and a more complex flavour.
Making your own pickles is surprisingly easy FYI!
Plus once you have a pickle jar you can just add more cucumbers so you never run out!
I have heard this before, but I had assumed I’d end up with a pickle-y cucumber at best. Is this really all there is to it? How long could one expect the brine to keep doing its thing?
You do. But afaik that’s just cuz pickling cucumbers are different than salad cucumbers. Personally I find the difference negligible, but pickle connoisseurs will likely disagree.
I think pickling cucumbers are supposed to stay crisper, but a lot of it is technique too. Last batch of lacto pickles I did, I didn’t cut the blossom end off and apparently that keeps them snappy, supposedly tannins and stuff like calcium chloride help too, I didn’t add bayleaf until they’d pretty much already done their thing.
Tasted great but texture wasn’t what I wanted, way too soft, they got used for potato salad though. Did the same thing with jalapeño though and those turned out amazing, they have a different flavour than the ones you can usually buy, but it somehow works.
Also great for eggs!
I reeally want to try pickled eggs but years of watching the Simpsons have me thinking about the nasty jar of eggs in Moe’s tavern.
One day I’ll get over it.
The best are using the juice from pickled beets. Then throw some hard boiled eggs in there. Nice pink pickled eggs.
You should try pickled quail eggs. Tasty little nuggets.
Even better, make chive blossom vinegar, and use that as the base for pickled quail eggs.
I did this a few weeks ago after having made a quart of chive blossom vinegar (tho I used way way more blossoms than most recipes call for, because I like the flavor and have plenty), and they turned out a lovely pink and taste awesome.
Thanks for the suggestion! My buddy farms quail!
I really want to try those extreme pickle spears
Those are Matt & Steve’s. They sometimes do other pickled veggies and are also a Canadian brand. If you get the chance, try their spicy asparagus.
Pickles are gross anyway
Edit: I support anybody who wants to buy gross Canadian pickles instead of gross American pickles though.
lol. Pickles do seem to have that effect on some. I have a friend that has a shirt that says that ‘Pickles are just cucumbers soaked in evil’.
