Piccalilli

[veg man]

Hi can anyone tell how to make piccalilli less vinigar tasteing,mine is quite stong made 3 months ago Thanks

[rustylady]

What sort of vinegar did you use?

[Nicos]

If I recall cider vinegar is the mildest for pickles. ( could be wrong though!)

[bearded bloke]

Hmmm,I read as veg man wanting to reduce the taste of the vinegar,to which I would say add some ground nutmeg &/or ginger,also possibly add a little all spice,but take care & only add very small amounts of any or all with frequent tastings.

[rustylady]

Hmmm,I read as veg man wanting to reduce the taste of the vinegar,to which I would say add some ground nutmeg &/or ginger,also possibly add a little all spice,but take care & only add very small amounts of any or all with frequent tastings.

Or maybe a little sugar. Unfortunately if malt or pickling vinegar was used it will be very difficult to moderate the strong taste.

[veggiechicken]

What about attempting to blandify it by mixing up some more cornflour paste, and reheating the piccalilli with that - maybe some sugar as well?

[veg man]

Thanks all, it was pickling vinegar i used may be next time i will try cider vinegar.

[binley100]

I use white wine vingar and add my own spices, make sure your vinegar is at least 5%acidity .
Even for pickled onions I spice my own vinegar as it's not as vinegary as the ready spiced (even using malt )

[ohbeary]

My Granny always thickened with flour and used ordinary brown vinegar, runner beans, cauliflower and silverskin onions grown by Grandad, kept for months it was the best you ever tasted.