Years ago I was introduced to Pickled Bologna when visiting friends in Kentucky. I was horrified at first, but then agreed that it is a good accompaniement to beer. Course, that may have been after more consumption of brew than I care to admit...
I wanted a *unique* item to bring to our 2nd Annual Non-Traditional Thanksgiving camp-out and instantly thought of Pickled Bologna. I tried to order it on-line, but got all wrapped around the axle for some reason. Next, I figured I could make my own. Found the ring bologna (BoarsHead) at the grocer and a few recipes on the web. It's now been sitting in the vinegar & spices for about 10 days. Nuthin. It doesn't seem to be soaking into the bologna - rather just at the ends. And the piece I tasted does not bring back memories of the stuff from KY. I thought about peeling the skin (???) off the bologna. My friends say theirs comes with the skin on. Any ideas????? Maybe it just takes years of pickling...
And, as I was looking for the bologna recipe, I kept getting info on Pickled Eggs. Blech. That thought always turned my stomach but, post-after- post-after-post remarked on how good they are with beer. So, I have a container of those pickling too. Using balsamic vinegar. Nice poo brown color - making the thought of them all the more appetizing! And adding to the known effect of eggs ---- gassy.
Maybe none will be consumed anyway - but it's a conversation starter. Usually with a grimmace on the face.
You ought to go to Newfoundland. They love bologna there. We saw on a menu mixed grill and one of the meats was bologna.
Personally, I hate bologna. My mother sent me to school for years with a bologna sandwich, day after day, week after week…. She also used to make "salads" that were cucumbers only. I hate cucumbers. Sometimes we'd have canned beets as a vegetable. They were awful. If you want to torture me, make me eat those things. Ugh! She also used to tell me, over and over, what a great cook she was. Mothers are not perfect.
Makes me think of stories I hear from relatives in New Brunswick - they sure do love their bologna there as well. My mother said that rich kids had bologna sandwiches for lunch; poor kids had lobster...
Either way, I have to admit I like fried bologna sandwiches. Never heard of pickling the stuff though - sounds interesting!
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Jeez, I thought I was the only one. I was weaned on pickled bologna. The best in the country (and I have tried most of them) is Koegels meats in Flint, MI.
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Last edited by drag'nwagon; 11-03-2009 at 09:29 PM.
I do ..don't know about making my own though. Sort of a special treat when your hungry and out on the trail. I don't think I would have ever tried them if I wasn't starving at the time...now they have become kind of a tradition for me. Pickled Bologna would come under the same catagory.....Must be starving to try.
Most of those ingredients are the same for cole slaw. Vinegar,sugar,salt,pepper. When your LDL numbers go through the roof , think about switching. No bologna !
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..don't know about making my own though. Sort of a special treat when your hungry and out on the trail. I don't think I would have ever tried them if I wasn't starving at the time...now they have become kind of a tradition for me. Pickled Bologna would come under the same catagory.....Must be starving to try.
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