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Pickled Pumpkin!

spiced pickled pumpkin

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. 
And squash. And zucchini. And tomatoes. And cauliflower. and…
Pickled Pumpkin! 

Plentiful this time of year, pumpkins are not just for pie and carving. Enjoy the taste of Pumpkin long beyond the autumn harvest with pickled pumpkins. Pickling cucumbers and other vegetables are standard projects this time of year. But have you ever tried pickled pumpkin? 

Pickling pumpkins is as easy as any vegetable. Using the same basic pickling ingredients; including vinegar, coriander, peppercorns, celery seeds, mustard, pickling pumpkins is an easy and tasty project.   Continue reading Pickled Pumpkin! →

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Introducing our Curing Spice Gifts Sets

chef cherie's curing spice gift sets

Curing Spice – Dry & Wet – Gift Sets

Cure your own meats and sausages with Chef Cherie’s new spice gifts sets – Curing Spice – Wet and Curing Spice – Dry – Gift Sets.

wet curing Wet Curing

Wet Curing, or brine curing, is a popular way to cure meats by immersing the meat in a briny solution and soaking for an extended period of time. Wet Curing can also involve the injection of a liquid curing solution into meat before cooking.

Chef Cherie’s Curing Spice (Wet) Gift Set contains Pink Curing Salt (Prague Powder #1), White Curing Salt (Prague Powder #2), Pickling Spice mix, Flake Salt and Glucose Powder. 

Our Pickling Spice mix is also perfect for pickling vegetables, including cucumbers, zucchini, and peppers. 

curing spices dryDry Curing

Another popular way to cure meats is “dry curing.”  Dry Curing has been practiced for hundreds of years and involves the application of salts and spices to the meat by hand. Basically a dry rub, Dry Curing is perfect for curing meats including hams, sausages and bacon.

Chef Cherie’s Curing Spice (Dry) Gift Set contains Pink Curing Salt (Praque #1), White Curing Salt (Prague #2), Bacon Rub, Kosher Salt and Cracked Black Pepper.

Our Bacon Rub is the perfect spice blend when making and curing your own bacon.

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