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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
I've made them several times, and while they do taste good, they don't taste the same as Claussons. THAT is the flavor I'm craving, not just Kosher Dills. I can get Ferman's Kosher Dills over in Kobe ( about 60k from here) and they are pretty good too... but they aren't Claussons!
(When ever we travel to a country where I can buy them, I always pick up a jar to keep in the hotel room.  )
I have the same problem with Jimmy Dean's Breakfast Sausage. I can make really good breakfast sausage, (breakfast sausage is about the easiest to make,) but it never tastes the SAME as Jimmy Dean's.
It's like when I was a kid and asked my mom to bring home Oreos, and she would show up with a bag of Hydrox or some other brand of the same sort of cookie. It's just not the same...
Stitchawl |
Oh, I see! That makes sense. Well, I'm not wedded to Claussen's although I enjoy them tremendously. There are only two brands of cold pack pickles that we get here, Claussen's and Nathan's. I buy whichever is on sale. My problem with making them is a little different. Chris cannot stand the smell of vinegar. So I'll have to make them on a day when A. he's at work and B. I can open all the windows and get the smell out of the house before he gets home. and C. I have the time. Finding this magical combination is probably going to be harder than making the pickles!