2006-09-07 23:57:48 · 23 answers · asked by Andreas 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
The Perfect Gherkin
The perfect gherkin should have a length to diameter ratio of 3:1 with the perfect length being between two to four inches; this way you can store more in a typical canning jar. The perfect gherkin should also exhibit seven warts per square inch if you are serving them in North America.
Anything bigger than this is simply a pickled cucumber, but I have heard them referred to as a 'Wally' in fish and chip shops.
2006-09-08 00:17:03 · answer #1 · answered by richardmsteed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A gherkin is not only a pickle of a certain size but also a particular species of cucumber: the West Indian or Burr cucumber (Cucumis anguria), which produces a somewhat smaller fruit than the garden cucumber (Cucumis sativus). Some pickles are made from the West Indian cucumber, but most pickles, even some called gherkins, are made from the garden cucumber.
*** Large ones are just pickled cucumbers ****
2006-09-08 00:01:25 · answer #2 · answered by crissyll22 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if you buy it from the chip shop its called a wally but if you get them in a jar they are just simply pickled cucumbers
2006-09-08 05:08:31 · answer #3 · answered by notalkjustplaying 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uhm, a pickled cucumber?
2006-09-07 23:59:32 · answer #4 · answered by K38 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A marrow's a cucumber's father, a marrow's a cucumber's dad. He started life as a gherkin, so he hasn't done so bad!
2006-09-08 00:51:37 · answer #5 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Gigantikin
2006-09-08 00:35:36 · answer #6 · answered by Never say Never 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A brine pickle. That's the final answer.
2006-09-08 00:04:54 · answer #7 · answered by albert 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Telegraph cucumber.
2006-09-08 20:02:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Wally
2006-09-08 00:14:40 · answer #9 · answered by Dover Soles 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Humungerkin! Delish!
2006-09-08 00:00:08 · answer #10 · answered by Totty D 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋