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Glad you’re in this pickle jar with me, old friend. You too, new friend; and you over there and there and there and across the sea and over (also under) the rainbow.
In a Pickle
We’re in a pickle
We are, we are
And what’s worse is
The pickle’s in a jam
And then we wonder
Why it’s getting warmer
The jam pot we see
Is in hot water
We’re not sure how it happened
We do not have a hunch
But we hope somebody finds out before
They finish making lunch.**
How we voters got pickled:
Ingredients
- 3 cups white vinegar
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons coarse salt
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seed
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
- 2 to 4 small red chiles (optional)
- 1/8 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 1/2 cups fresh dill fronds (about 1 bunch)
- voters
Directions
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In a medium saucepan, combine white vinegar, sugar, salt, mustard seed, celery seed, red chiles (optional), and ground turmeric. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Arrange voters and dill fronds in one or more jars. Pour hot brine into jar to completely cover voters and seal jar. Refrigerate until cool, about 2 hours (or up to 1 week).*
Where do we go from here? All ideas are welcome.
Dear Alison,
Here’s one idea tap – 20 pickle Pie – Sesame Street …
Yours truly, Vinny
age 6, Center City, Minn.
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**[Original by Mark Megson, here altered slightly}
*[Thank you Martha Stewart, again forgive alteration]
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About one thing the Americans have a particularly strict code. If a bird says Cluk bik bik bik bik and caw it’s Republican and you may kill it, eat it or pickle it in Napoleon brandy with wild strawberries. If it says tweet it is a dear and precious Democrat friend and you’d better lay off it if you want to remain a member of Boodies. No?
Yes. And no. I agree. And don’t agree. But … many thanks always for chirping and whistling your thoughts.
Dear Alison, please delete or put right if inappropriate. Tx.
We’re in a pickle alright, but look on the bright side, Alison: checking in the CNN headlines online – and the front pages of the NY Times and Washington Post – has never been more entertaining. Picked but also tickled.
When you pickle you also preserve. Yes?
When you pickle you concentrate inherent flavours, and add bite and spice.
In this way the vegetable is preserved and survives much longer than it would have.
One does not pickle 1 pepper or 1 cucumber. You pickle many. So Yes we are in a pickle but together. We just might come out the other side stronger, more focused, united and more inherently ourselves than had we not been thrown into this salty brine.
Your mouth to God’s ears…..
I’ll drink to that. And Johanne knows whereof she speaks. Check out her superb rainbow pickle recipe here: http://www.thesunnyside.life/rainbow-carrot-pickles/
Hats off to the rainbow pickle recipe of Johanne and her website. Makes my mouth water every time I look at her new postings and photos.