Pickle Brine Jelly?????

[Kim Shook]

Has anyone had any experience making jelly (the US version - a spread, not gelatin) out of pickle brine.  For some reason (that I cannot fathom), Jessica has it in her head that she want to make it.  If you haven't ever made it but are an experienced jelly/jam maker and can just suggest proportions, she's happy to experiment.  We searched and found nothing on Google (which I don't think bodes well) and the "make jelly out of anything" posts are really vague.  Thanks so much!

[Anna N]

Well apparently it is a thing!

[donk79]

Ha!  I know that place!  Only about 6 miles up the road.  They make zounds of jellies.  Some of them more interesting than others...

 

 

I am tempted, but am making no promises yet...

[Maison Rustique]

When I heard pickle juice jelly, I was thinking dill pickles. The link that Anna provided is for watermelon rind pickle juice. I've never had watermelon rind pickles--are they sweet or ???

[donk79]

Good catch.  Watermelon rind pickles are a thing, and they are sweet.  I am pretty sure dill is not involved.

[blue_dolphin]

I know you said the How to Make Jelly Out of Almost Anything posts are vague but that one at least gives fairly specific quantities to jump off from.

Salt level is going to be a potential issue with many dill pickle brines.  A savory note is nice but it doesn't sound like you want a completely non-sweet aspic-sort of thing.  Or maybe that IS the goal?

 

[Maison Rustique]

24 minutes ago, blue_dolphin said:

I know you said the How to Make Jelly Out of Almost Anything posts are vague but that one at least gives fairly specific quantities to jump off from.

Salt level is going to be a potential issue with many dill pickle brines.  A savory note is nice but it doesn't sound like you want a completely non-sweet aspic-sort of thing.  Or maybe that IS the goal?

 

I'd say to take a look at some of the herbal jelly recipes out there. I bought a rosemary jelly that was mostly savory, but it had an apple base for the sugar. It was not terribly sweet and was amazing on a ham sandwich. My goal is to duplicate that some day. So, maybe use a fruit juice for the sweetness?

[Kim Shook]

3 hours ago, blue_dolphin said:

I know you said the How to Make Jelly Out of Almost Anything posts are vague but that one at least gives fairly specific quantities to jump off from.

Salt level is going to be a potential issue with many dill pickle brines.  A savory note is nice but it doesn't sound like you want a completely non-sweet aspic-sort of thing.  Or maybe that IS the goal?

 

She saw that one, but there are basically no directions and step one and two are identical.  And I think she's not going to be able to get away without a little sweetening.  

 

4 hours ago, Maison Rustique said:

When I heard pickle juice jelly, I was thinking dill pickles. The link that Anna provided is for watermelon rind pickle juice. I've never had watermelon rind pickles--are they sweet or ???

She's more into trying dill rather than sweet.  

 

Thanks, all!  

[shain]

You may be able to make a jam using calcium set pectin, but I'd suggest trying to make a fluid gel instead.

[Tri2Cook]

This sounds interesting. I'm a fan of bread and butter pickles so the sweet wouldn't be an issue for me.