okay...so i went out and got sea salt.
re-tried the recipe using half the salt called for.
it's much better...but still a little salty, however, not out of the realm of pickle saltiness like the first batch.
so i threw both batches together into one jar...and these will be great drinking pickles.
the recipe is the bomb and i will keep it...however...i think that maybe they might have written 2 tbs in the recipe when they meant 2 tsp of salt.
i challenge someone else to try the recipe and tell me if there is a typo there.
there is no pickling salt here where i am. also...there is no pickling spice, such i as i knew at home. three hours of driving/shopping/store scouring failed to turn up any celery seeds. surely they must exist here?
so...i doubled up on the mustard seeds...which i would recommend to anyone else to double what's called for as well.
love to pop them in my mouth!
