Pickling Oranges
What should I pickle next?
I was watching modern family when a scene came on from Modern Family. I think it was the 8th episode of season 8. In the episode, there are three people, Gloria, Cam, and Phil who formed an alliance with each other because they are all married to people from the same family. Phil calls Gloria and Cam characters and says they need to meet up. He tells them to use the excuse that they need to get orange juice on their spouses.
Thats when it hit me! I should pickle oranges.
Ingredients:
1 cup of distilled white vinegar
1 cup of water
2.5 tablespoons of sugar
less than 1 tablespoon of salt
cinnamon
tang drink mix powder (or any orange tasting powdered drink mix)
more sugar
small oranges
Instructions:
cut the oranges into third and remove the skin
place in the bottom of mason jars
put a few sprinkles of cinnamon and tang into each jar and stir
put the sugar salt, water and vinegar in a saucepan and bring to a boil on the stove
cool the solution
pour the solution into the mason jars
add a tablespoon of sugar into each jar and stir until the sugar is dissolved
close the lids and put in the fridge
This recipe was able to fill three 8 oz. mason jars.
Review:
The most awful pickles that I have tasted in my entire life. The vinegar flavor was WAY too strong. The stench hurt my eyes and my nose. If I were to make these again I would lower the amount of vinegar and increase the amount of sugar in the recipe. The texture was fine but it was a bit chewy.
