Open Session: What Readers Think

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January 2008
By Readers of Capper's 
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I bought dresspatterns from it and made dresses out of the printed feed sacks chicken feedcame in. Ladies in the neighborhood would exchange sacks to get enough to makedresses.

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Later, I gave mymom CAPPER'S as a present, but I still read it. Now, my daughter hasbeen giving it to me as a Christmas present every year. I'm still enjoying it.

Arline Whitney
St. Clair, Mo.

Peculiar pickles prove to be a hit

Editor's note- Last year, we printed instructionsfor making Kool-Aid pickles (or 'Koolickles') and for frying pickles - andencouraged readers to send letters our way recounting their experiencespreparing pickles. Here's a sampling of some of what we heard back. Thank youall for writing.

Favorite flavor - I enjoyed yourarticle on Koolickles. My sister gave me a recipe for them this summer, so Imade some. The flavor I liked best was lemon-lime. I've also eaten deep-fried dill pickles, which were very good.

Elaine Thu
Webb, Iowa

Go deep ... - To make fried pickles, do not pan fry them.After you dip them in batter, deep fry them in oil. Any cooking oil will do.Fry them like you would when preparing fish or chicken.

Around here, theyuse dill spears, and it's very good. Try them - you'll like them. They are onthe menus in all the fast food places around here.

Dorothy H. Harting
Celina, Ohio

… Or use a skillet - Our family hasbeen frying cucumbers for at least four generations. It was one of the recipesfrom my family that my husband and children also love.

Never fret if youfind a cucumber missed in the garden that's too large for canning or slicingfor a salad.

Simply peel andslice lengthwise between ¼ inch and ³/8inch. Dredge with flour and placein a skillet of hot grease. Cover and fry to golden, turn and repeat. Salt andpepper to taste. Yum! Easy!

Sometimes thecenter slice has too many seeds, and it becomes soggy. Just discard it.

Norma Troester
Aurora, Neb.

Delicious anywhere - Fried dillpickles are served at the Pearl Street Grill on the town square in Harrisonville, Mo.We aren't a Southern town, but lovers of dill pickles say they are very good.

Mary Kathryn Yoder
Harrisonville, Mo.

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We welcome letters from readers. If you have an opinion or comment on an article you saw in CAPPER'S that you'd like to share, send it to Open Session, CAPPER'S, 1503 S.W. 42nd St., Topeka, KS 66609-1265.
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