Pickles ... from Munchery!

I love pickled things.  All the pickled things, not just your standard cukes.  I grew up in a pickling family, and really never had grocery store pickles until late in life.  Dilly beans, dilly asparagus, bread & butter mixed vegetables, etc, etc.  Loved them all, and was spoiled with talented family members who made excellent versions of all, be it sweet, spicy, or something in-between.

I'm always on the lookout for locally made unique pickles, which lead me to this offering from Bridget Batson. 

Sweet Corn & Pepper Pickles
Sweet yellow corn, baby bell peppers. $5.95.

"Soon corn will be gone so I decided to pickle it so we could all enjoy it year round. Sweet yellow corn is pickled with sliced baby red and yellow bell peppers, red onions, cider vinegar, sugar and coriander seeds. This is a great accompaniment for seafood, poultry, pork and veggies."

 

Even just looking at the jar I was excited. Beautiful, vibrant colors.

It tasted vibrant too - the corn was fresh and crisp, and even though I don't love bell peppers, the baby bells really were a nice pop of color, and were cut to an appropriate size.  The veggies really were clearly pickled at their peek freshness, and this was a nice tribute to summer.

That said, I didn't actually love the flavor, they trended a bit too sweet for me.  Still a bit tart, but sweeter overall than I wanted.  Low ***.

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