The Koolickle Test - RESULTS
This thing was fucking horrible.
I picked the brightest one to feature here since the others maintained their color pretty well. It just tasted like shit and maybe that’s what I get for using higher-end pickles than Justin (my sister-in-law’s boyfriend). These bitches sat in the modified brine for over 4 weeks and this is what the inside looked like.
It wasn’t sweet or sour, just kind of blah. The pickles absorbed nearly all of the color in the brine which leads me to believe that I didn’t use enough of the double-strength Kool-Aid. Well, I’m going to try it again (purple this time) except with a gallon jar of pickles and add way more Kool-Aid and sugar.
February 28, 2008 at 11:24 am
“This thing was fucking horrible.”
What a shocker that must have been to discover.
February 28, 2008 at 11:37 am
I actually was shocked. The other ones I’ve had were much better, they actually had the flavor and sweetness of red Kool-Aid with a touch of sourness.
February 28, 2008 at 11:50 am
i think it was an osmosis thing. there still was plenty of salt in the half koolaid/half brine. the ratio needs to be adjusted. also maybe shaving a thin slice off the top or bottom (or both) of each of the pickles might help it take the color and flavor better. and faster. that was waaaay too long to wait for such a disappointing koolickle. justin’s were better, almost candy like. these tasted moldy.
February 28, 2008 at 3:58 pm
So who gets to drink the cherry pickle juice?
February 28, 2008 at 4:36 pm
I’m going to make a cocktail with it.
February 28, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Hmmm… I still want to try one of these. Who would’ve thought the cheaper pickles would work better? Not I. But, you can cop the glass jar of Mt. Olive pickles that I used at Dierbergs for around $7.
February 28, 2008 at 9:29 pm
I’m actually pleased to hear this. These nasty mother fuckers have been portrayed in the media (including the NY Times) as all the rage in Mississippi.
I live in MS, and I’ve never seen them. Nor do I ever wish to.
February 29, 2008 at 6:31 pm
You have to use the cheapest pickles available.
PS the juice is good with vodka in a martini glass with a slice of koolickle garnish
February 29, 2008 at 9:59 pm
thats because you can’t make kool aid pickles from pickles. you have to use cucumbers and PICKLE them in the kool aid mixture. alton brown did this a while back on good eats, you should check out his recipe.
May 2, 2008 at 4:04 pm
You use regular common ordinary dill pickles, but cut them in half lengthwise so the modified brine has a chance to absorb into the pickle. Don’t use cucumbers, you need them already pickled. And yes, they are good. Mine have been in the Kool-aid brine for about 2 weeks and just keep getting better as more and more of the mixture seeps in. They are not, however for the Merlot crowd, tut-tut.