Types of Pickles! 

 

 

 

How are pickles are made?

 

There are several different types of pickles, each type is made differently.

 

Type of Pickle: Vat Cured Pickle

The cucumbers are placed in a brining tank and it is there that they undergo fermentation. This fermentation process can take anywhere from a few days to a few months. During this period of time, the acid, Ph, salt, and sugar are often checked so that the pickle tastes good. Then the pickles are taken out of the brining tanks and placed in processing tank to remove the salt. The pickles are then put in a machine, to be cut. After, they are inspected, and they convey

 

 

Genuine Dills

These pickles are a special type of vat- cured pickles that are made from cucumbers that have been graded and put in a tank with brine solution and dill spices. These pickles are dark green with a very distinct flavor.

 

 

 

Fresh Pack Pickles

Unlike the previous types of pickles, these cucumbers are not placed in brine tanks. Instead the whole cucumber is put into a jar. After they are in the jar, the spices and brine are added. The jars are sealed and pasteurized to make the pickles last longer and improve their flavor.

 

 

Refrigerated Pickles

These are similar to the fresh pack pickles because they are both graded, washed and packed not long after they have been picked. They have a very fresh flavor and a crisp texture, due to refrigeration. First, chilled cucumbers are placed in jars with seasoned brine, and are instantly sealed and refrigerated. They are to be kept refrigerated for several days to several weeks.

 

 

Half Sour Pickles

The cucumbers are first cured in brine and then finished in a solution of vinegar and spices. The more time in the brine, the more sour they become. These pickles tend to be very crunchy and mantain their fresh cucumber color.

 

 

Sweet Pickles

They are packed in a mixture of sugar, vinegar and spices.

There are various forms:

 

• Bread and Butter

          Slice pickles that have a distinct, sweet flavor.

 

• Candied

          The pickles are packed in an extremely sweetened liquid.

 

• No- Salt Sweet

          No salt is added

 

• Sweet/ Hot

          Hot spices and seasonings are added for a spicy taste.

 

• Pickled Peppers

          They are made the same way as cucumber pickles. There are 15 varieties.

 

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, how many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?

 

Peter poked a poker at the piper, so the piper poked pepper at Peter.

 

Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled pepper,

a pack of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked.

If Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled pepper,

where's the pack of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked?