[Sca-cooks] pickled beef

[Pixel, Queen of Cats]

On Fri, 27 Jul 2001, Stefan li Rous wrote:

> Margaret FitzWilliam asked:
> > On Wed, 25 Jul 2001, Elaine Koogler wrote:
> > > I do have a recipe for a pickled beef that I know fighters enjoy...it is
> > > wonderful served cold (never had it any other way), seems to keep a very long
> > > time and it's not really hard.  I can't document it as period, but it is at
> > > least period-oid:
> >
> > Ooooh. Ever tried canning this?
> >
> > This sounds like something really yummy for war...
>
> If it's pickled, why should you need to can it?
>

Because pickles come in jars? ;-)


A couple of reasons. I am trying my darndest to not have to worry about
ice this year--an amazingly busy schedule this year not limited to
retinue, virgin-shepherding duties, health issues, and being in N19--and
even if it's pickled the other half of the meal plan will insist on
chilling it. His grandfather is a food toxicologist and he's utterly
paranoid about anything edible.

Also, I just got a pressure canner (I was at Wally's getting jar lids, it
called to me) and am trying to come up with stuff to can. ;-)

Five jars of stew, one didn't seal. Sigh. Oh, well. Stew for dinner
tonight. ;-)

Margaret FitzWilliam