RE: [CH] Pickled Cherry Peppers and Garlic in Oil

Bob Batson (rcb@kc.rr.com)
Sat, 15 Sep 2001 13:51:38 -0500

At 5:42 PM -0400 9/14/01, T. Matthew Evans wrote:

>  >SOURCE: _Quick Pickles: Easy Recipes with Big Flavor_ by Chris
>>           Schlesinger, John Willoughby, and Dan George [ISBN
>>           0-8118-3015-2]
>>
>>
>
>Allow me to preface this by saying that Chris Schlesinger is perhaps my
>favorite cookbook author.  I have four of his books and rarely a week goes
>by that I don't use at least one of them.  That said, this is not a recipe
>for pickled chiles, but rather a recipe for botulism.

I have to admit, I completely forgot about that "pesky" botulism 
while reading this book. I re-read _Quick Pickles_ after getting your 
e-mail. I can't find ANY mention of botulism anywhere in the book. 
Since the book covers both fresh & fermented pickles primarily, with 
a few oil-type pickle recipes too, at least a degree of acid (in the 
form of vinegar) is added to the fresh & fermented pickles.

I'll write to the authors to find out what they say about this.

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