Kathryn Nicolai
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1,458 appearances
4 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 24 Aug
Kathryn Nicolai’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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It was white enamel.
And on either side of the double basins were drain boards, ribbed and ever so slightly tilted so that water could run back into the sink.
One side of it was now completely full of plump green cucumbers soaking in cool water and a bit of white vinegar.
I began to transfer them to the other side of the sink.
rinsing them well and finally setting them on towels in the drain board.
I would repeat this many times today.
Chef was heating giant pots on the stove to warm the jars before we filled them and laying out some of our ingredients.
There were prep bowls full of pickling salt and spices, whole coriander and peppercorns, peeled cloves of garlic, and a huge bundle of fresh dill picked from our herb garden.
Oh that fresh dill, so bright and green, my mouth was already watering as I began to cut the cucumbers into spears.
This batch would be classic dill pickles.
The kind that went perfectly with a sandwich.
They came out tart and garlicky and absolutely delicious.
We'd make pickle chips with the same brine.
For those of us who want pickles on our sandwiches as well as on the side.
Chef and I began to pack the spears into the warm jars.
I looked around the sunny space and smelled all the good savory flavors, looking forward to seeing all the jars we finished today lined up neatly with their labels all facing the same way in the pantry.
We ladled the brine in over the spears, adding in dill flowers wherever they would fit, and ran clean offset spatulas around the inside of the jars to release any trapped air bubbles.
I wiped the rims with a clean kitchen towel and Chef followed behind me, placing the vacuum lids and rings on the jars.
We would get faster and more sure footed with the whole process as the afternoon went on.
Canning isn't tricky, but there are several steps and things need to be done correctly for safety's sake.
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