Eat | Drink | Cheap Episode 24 – Quick Pickles

After a brief hiatus and only the slightest brush with death Shawn returns to chat with Simon about pickles, preserving, finding one’s purpose and the power of salt.

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Music by John Palmer

Show notes and Shout Outs:

Elderberry Pontack: https://honest-food.net/wild-game/sauces-for-wild-game/pontack-an-elderberry-sauce/

Tsukemono Japanese Pickling Recipes by Ikuko Hisamatsu: https://www.amazon.com/Quick-Easy-Tsukemono-Japanese-Pickling/dp/488996181X

Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky: https://www.amazon.ca/Salt-World-History-Mark-Kurlansky/dp/0676975356

Tycho’s Long Lost 1st Album The Science of Patterns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxWZ_-nDeog

The New Wildcrafted Cuisine: Exploring the Exotic Gastronomy of Local Terrior by Pascal Baudar: https://www.amazon.ca/New-Wildcrafted-Cuisine-Exploring-Gastronomy/dp/1603586067

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