Because I am in serious need of distraction...

[severity_softly]

[Poll #1419082]

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[calzamante.livejournal.com]

*laughs* ILU for your random. Also, mmm, pickles. 'Scuse me, I'm off to raid the fridge.

[aunty_marion]

Pickles - NEVER!

[severity-softly.livejournal.com]

*G*

And another lover of the spicy pickle! Man, I should have bought some of those with my candy and Big Red. ;)

[severity-softly.livejournal.com]

BLASPHEMY!

[aunty_marion]

Bleargh! They have VINEGAR in them!!! And all around them!!!

Ick.

[severity-softly.livejournal.com]

Do you not put vinegar on fish and chips when you eat it? Because I think that even trumps the audacity of 'I dislike pickles'. *sage nod*

[mcgarrygirl78.livejournal.com]

I finally got me some Skittles. Om nom nom nom *sugarhigh*

Oh and a pack of Starburst!

[severity-softly.livejournal.com]

LOL STARBUSTS FTW! (Except I had to get originals instead of sweet and sours).

Oh, and P.S. Everyone has confirmed my suspicions about the headache that won't go away, and NOW I know who to blame! *eyes you*

[schemingreader.livejournal.com]

Pickles! Pickles. Half-sours, plzkthx.

If I were going on a binge, I wouldn't eat all that sticky stuff. Nope. I'm not going on one at the moment because I'm feeling pretty OK, considering that I didn't get any sleep last night to speak of. But if I wanted sugar, and sometimes I do, though I'm mainly a salty/savory binger, I would pick melty unctuous chocolate, preferably with dried fruit in it. Just saying.

[aunty_marion]

NO. I don't eat vinegar EVER, except in tiny amounts in mayonnaise (and even then as little of that as possible).

Fish and chips need no artificial enhancements, not even salt. They should taste of fish and of chips, not of salt or vinegar. BLEARGH!!!

[schemingreader.livejournal.com]

Not all pickles are made with vinegar. Some are brined. Perhaps you need to have your pickle horizons expanded.

[schemingreader.livejournal.com]

(I also had a crazy headache for the better part of last week. Huh. Let me think what helped it the most...I think probably spaghetti, actually.)

[severity-softly.livejournal.com]

LOL! Pickle horizons. That might be the best thing I've heard all day.

[severity-softly.livejournal.com]

Half-sours? I don't think I've heard of those before.

I never ever craved sweet before; I'd go with ice ceam, but it usually sat in my freezer so long it got freezer burned. I used to be more of a savory person (not so much salt). But in the last five months or so, I cannot eat enough sugar. It's sort of insane, and I have a feeling I know why, but still...

[severity-softly.livejournal.com]

Spaghetti? For a headache? O.o

[aunty_marion]

But I don't like salt much either! Do you know how long a pound of salt lasts me? YEARS.

[schemingreader.livejournal.com]

I have no idea why that worked. It could have been the nap I had before each time i ate the spaghetti.

[schemingreader.livejournal.com]

Not a pickle person, then, I guess. Ah well, more for me.

[mcgarrygirl78.livejournal.com]

You're eyeing me....oh Lord what did I do *ducks*

I got these new Starbursts, fave reds, with fruit punch, strawberry, cherry, and watermelon. I dont like watermelon though so I will not eat them. My Skittles are the original red pack.

[severity-softly.livejournal.com]

Oooh, yes, I buy the FaveReds, and the Sweet and Sours. And watermelon are my favorite! You should mail me all of yours. ;)

[severity-softly.livejournal.com]

But the vinegar cuts the oil in the batter!

And smells good. >.>

[schemingreader.livejournal.com]

This fellow, Sandor Kraut, a gay Jewish healthfood guru, is a proselytizer for brined pickles, and he explains why here--with a recipe. I have not had the guts to try any of his recipes, though I bought the book and I am still a little in love with him after my first passionate crush that I developed on the first reading.

[schemingreader.livejournal.com]

Half-sour pickles are more fermented and pickle-y than new pickles but less fermented and pickled than full sours.

Did you know that chocolate is a fermented food? THAT is why I'm in love with Sandor Kraut.

[mcgarrygirl78.livejournal.com]

I really love that idea, mailing you the candy I dont want. It's pretty brilliant : D

[aunty_marion]

But the greasy batter is one of the best bits!

And vinegar smells DISGUSTING. I can't even use it to clean things.

This conversation is making me feel sick... *g*

[severity-softly.livejournal.com]

My first thought was 'Seriously? His last name is Kraut? Like the stuff you put on bratwurst?" (Which, admittedly, sounded delicious). But I just read his bio thingy, and I get it now. *g* That's really cool! I've considered making pickles before, actually, but I'm not brave enough to try. Though, I don't think I've ever tried a brined one.

[severity-softly.livejournal.com]

We used to clean the fish tanks with it when I worked at a pet store. I LOVED having the smell on my hands.

LOL Okay, okay, I'll stop. :P

[severity-softly.livejournal.com]

It is, isn't it?! Except this time of year it would just be a melty mess when it got here. Save them for winter. ;)

[aunty_marion]

I was staying with a friend earlier in the year (while the worst of the rekitchenation was happening), and she's very 'green', so she was using kitchen paper soaked in white vinegar in a plastic bag round her bathroom taps, to descale them.

I had to hold my breath every time I went to the loo for several days...

[aunty_marion]

You're quite welcome.

*gags*

*G*

[innerslytherin]

I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[severity-softly.livejournal.com]

Riiight, you say that after you call me crazy. ;)

[innerslytherin]

But clearly that's part of why I love you!

[severity-softly.livejournal.com]

*sigh* How do you always win?

[innerslytherin]

I took lessons from Rossi. :D

[elanorofcastile.livejournal.com]

Clearly no one else has experienced the godliness that is deep fried pickle slices. NOM NOM NOM NOM :P

[severity-softly.livejournal.com]

LOL I've seen them, but have always been to afraid to try. :P

[elanorofcastile.livejournal.com]

My BFF introduced me to them at Cheeseburger in Paradise...you totally wouldn't expect it, but soooo delicious!