[Sca-cooks] OOP--Pickles and Potatoes

[Pixel, Queen of Cats]

On Tue, 7 Aug 2001, Robin Carroll-Mann wrote:

> On 7 Aug 2001, at 0:55, Varju at aol.com wrote:
>
> > First question: what exactly makes kosher dill pickles kosher?  I
> > can't tell from any of the recipes I have, and I would like to know
> > since I plan on giving some of the pickles I've made as gifts.
>
> (Disclaimer: I'm Jewish, but not very observant)
>
> "Kosher" has two meanings.  One is "kosher-style", ie., traditional
> Jewish food.  In the U.S., that usually means German/East
> European Jewish.  So a recipe for "kosher dill pickles" is basically
> a traditional Jewish recipe.
>

[snip]

What Brighid said. Some pickle companies will label their product
"kosher", others will more properly label it "kosher-style". In either
case, it usually means there has been garlic added. You could also label
them "garlic dill pickles" if you're worried about the whole kosher thing.

Margaret FitzWilliam, who married a very non-observant Jew