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Thanks a bunch (grape-sugar)
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'''Thanks a bunch''' (grape-sugar)
 
Smelled like grape Kool-Aid, but tasted like dill pickles though it was slightly sweet. Noticed rubber texture to pickle.
 
Smelled like grape Kool-Aid, but tasted like dill pickles though it was slightly sweet. Noticed rubber texture to pickle.
Verdict: Double the grape
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'''Verdict:''' Double the grape
  
Bada Bing (cherry-Splenda)
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'''Bada Bing''' (cherry-Splenda)
 
Smelled like dill pickles, but it was all cherry taste with the barest pucker of dill. Roommate swears it tasted like tropical punch.
 
Smelled like dill pickles, but it was all cherry taste with the barest pucker of dill. Roommate swears it tasted like tropical punch.
Verdict: Good in a taste bud tripping way
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'''Verdict:''' Good in a taste bud tripping way
  
 
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Prank pickles (lemonade- sugar)
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'''Prank pickles''' (lemonade-sugar)
 
Very good, sweetish with dill coming through still, reminiscent of bread and butter pickles.
 
Very good, sweetish with dill coming through still, reminiscent of bread and butter pickles.
Verdict: Liked, though I really want to chuck some habanero in there to make hot, sweet and spicy dills.
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'''Verdict:''' Liked, though I really want to chuck some habanero in there to make hot, sweet and spicy dills.
 
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Oh pie! (cherry-sugar)
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Oh pie!''' (cherry-sugar)
 
Once again, sugar and Splenda are not the same. There was no cherry or dill smell! The dill taste was muted with a sweet cherry note. An oddly balanced sweetish dill was the conclusion.
 
Once again, sugar and Splenda are not the same. There was no cherry or dill smell! The dill taste was muted with a sweet cherry note. An oddly balanced sweetish dill was the conclusion.
Verdict: Liked it better than cherry w/ Splenda
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'''Verdict:''' Liked it better than cherry w/ Splenda
  
Double the fun (tropical punch and cherry - sugar for one)
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'''Double the fun''' (tropical punch and cherry - sugar for one)
 
So very red, there was no green left. The whisper of dill was taken out by the one two of the tropical punch.
 
So very red, there was no green left. The whisper of dill was taken out by the one two of the tropical punch.
Verdict: The sour came through in waves, but we couldn't stop eating it
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'''Verdict:''' The sour came through in waves, but we couldn't stop eating it
  
 
...there is now talk of canning pickles using cucumbers and red wine or a sangria variant...what have the Kool-Aid pickles started??
 
...there is now talk of canning pickles using cucumbers and red wine or a sangria variant...what have the Kool-Aid pickles started??

Revision as of 18:33, 4 May 2012

Recipe by: Xana Uploaded by Drimble Wedge

...a while back one of the roommates foolishly mentioned Kool-Aid pickles.

Then last week dill pickles were buy one get one free...whatever shall I make? | Link 1 |Link 2 |Link 3

The tools

  • Bowl
  • Cutting board
  • Knife
  • Spoon

The goods

  • 64oz jars of whole dill pickes
  • Sugar/Splenda
  • Kool-Aid packets

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Step one: Unleash the pickles!

Open jar and pour juice into bowl. Spill the pickles onto cutting board. Grab a knife and whack them all in half. Put them all back in the jar.

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Step two: Sweeten the deal

Stir just over 1 cup of granulated sugar or equivalent Splenda into the pickle juice.

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Step three: Stirring up trouble

Mix the Kool-Aid into the pickle juice. (Grape shown here)

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Step four: Pour and store

Pour Kool-Aid juice into the jar. Cap and put in the fridge for one week.

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While the cherry is so dramatic looking, I do so look forward to the lemonade ones...or prank pickles as I like to think of them.

They will be ready next week.

Step 5: Pucker Up!

The week is up and so taking our tastebuds and stomach for a joy ride, here are the results...

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From left to right:

  • Double the fun (tropical punch and cherry - sugar for one)
  • Prank pickles (lemonade- sugar)
  • Thanks a bunch (grape-sugar)
  • Bada Bing (cherry-Splenda)
  • Oh pie! (cherry-sugar)

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Thanks a bunch (grape-sugar) Smelled like grape Kool-Aid, but tasted like dill pickles though it was slightly sweet. Noticed rubber texture to pickle. Verdict: Double the grape

Bada Bing (cherry-Splenda) Smelled like dill pickles, but it was all cherry taste with the barest pucker of dill. Roommate swears it tasted like tropical punch. Verdict: Good in a taste bud tripping way

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Prank pickles (lemonade-sugar) Very good, sweetish with dill coming through still, reminiscent of bread and butter pickles. Verdict: Liked, though I really want to chuck some habanero in there to make hot, sweet and spicy dills. Oh pie! (cherry-sugar) Once again, sugar and Splenda are not the same. There was no cherry or dill smell! The dill taste was muted with a sweet cherry note. An oddly balanced sweetish dill was the conclusion. Verdict: Liked it better than cherry w/ Splenda

Double the fun (tropical punch and cherry - sugar for one) So very red, there was no green left. The whisper of dill was taken out by the one two of the tropical punch. Verdict: The sour came through in waves, but we couldn't stop eating it

...there is now talk of canning pickles using cucumbers and red wine or a sangria variant...what have the Kool-Aid pickles started??