The Pickle Fairy.

dreamdaisy

I am sitting very close to the 'fridge and I can hear the siren call of the shallots in spicy vinegar plus the onions in sweet vinegar. Bother. Mr DD has gone to bed and I am very tired and achy but even so . . . . . . eat me, eat me and then drink my juice. Oh bother.

So, what 'forbidden' foods call you at odd hours? I used to be a sweet girl but as my years advance (and my temper sours) it's the sweet-and-sour, the pickle and spicy that call me. I'm off to crunch - I thumb my nose at the consequences. DD

mig

I'm with you on the pickles DD,I make my own onions and red cabbage ,the onion vinegar is wonderful on chips ,you haven't lived till you've had a pickled onion sarnie.Oh sugar it's 11.25 and I want pickles . Mig

Boomer13

Pickles, pickles, pickles all call me.

Sometimes cheese but it's a no,no for me. As is chocolate, which calls my name all the time :oops:

tkachev

I can't stop eating Wotsits in the evening. 1 bag is never enough. :oops:

Elizabeth

fowls48

I Love Pickles .

But i'm in Malteser mode at the moment

bubbadog

I can't have pickles because they upset my tummy! But when my sister was pregnant with her 1st child for some crazy reason I got her cravings and she didn't! And it was for beetroot! Never been bothered by Beetroot before but when I had the cravings I was getting through two jars a day!! But since I've had IBS I can't touch any of them.

Kitty

Definitely cheese and chocolate - but not usually at the same time. Now there's an idea!! Also love unsalted nuts. Whey can't we ever crave healthy food??

Catie

Cheesecake, cheesecake and more cheesecake

applerose

Ice cream, ice cream and more ice cream. I can easily eat a family sized portion and even when I'm freezing in the middle of winter. Doesn't matter how sick I feel.

villier

Love most things pickled, at the moment though my munchies are ryvita thins with cheddar and cracked black pepper with what ever pate is floating about in the fridge xx

stickywicket

Ardbeg

mig

Cheers Sticky. mig

LignumVitae

Gherkins and piccalilli straight from the jar for me

dreamdaisy

Ah LV, you are a girl after my own heart. I too have gherkins. And Branston by the teaspoon is sometimes de rigeur. DD

mig

Where do you all get your gherkins from and what brand do you buy,I loved the really large pickles you can get in America ,can you get them here ? Mig

LignumVitae

Check the polish selections that have come into supermarkets recently - gherkin heaven with proper dill pickle in there

Is there anything that Branston doesn't go with? It is one of those condiments that must not ever be substituted for an own brand alternative - it cannot and should not be replicated!

stickywicket

LignumVitae wrote:

Is there anything that Branston doesn't go with?

Marshmallows? Trifle? Hyacinths? Winter vomiting bug?

LignumVitae

You can keep the rest but I would probably give marshmallow a go and if Heston is reading this he is probably even now concocting a hyacinth foam to have on crackers with some Branston.

dreamdaisy

Mmmmm, a foam of hyacinth with a mess of Branston, served on a bed of one fish finger, one chip and three peas.

Just devoured four shallots in spicy vinegar. I promise not to moan tomorrow about pain. DD

LignumVitae

Mr LV has eaten all my sweet little pickled onions :x or I would be joining you in a pickly treat.

I think those three peas would have been pureed with some mint or a polo mint at least

mig

Branston sandwich pickle or the original with the big bits in ? Mig

applerose

Mmmmm. Definitely the original.

Airwave!

toast and rhubarb jam......lots of it!