tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post5477143497355257663..comments2024-03-29T08:31:54.659+00:00Comments on Penniless Parenting: Homemade Pickled Capers, Caper Leaves, and Caper BerriesPenniless Parentinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17671140279531925880noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-13326643230545291672017-05-30T12:57:11.458+00:002017-05-30T12:57:11.458+00:00P.S. Penny - I have not found the pre-soaking nece...P.S. Penny - I have not found the pre-soaking necessary with the salt only brine.Catherine, The Herb Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084917798698900055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-14401242454805702017-05-30T12:52:38.806+00:002017-05-30T12:52:38.806+00:00Hi Penny, I grow caper plants in the Phoenix Metr...Hi Penny, I grow caper plants in the Phoenix Metro area and for frugality I prefer pickling the berries (more volume for the time) in a lacto-fermenting process of just brine. Sometimes with LF I add a tiny bit of organic yogurt whey to the brine. I pierce the end of each berry with a toothpick to ensure the brine gets inside. Usually the process for the berries takes about 10 days, then I Catherine, The Herb Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084917798698900055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-29632704052333690662016-07-03T17:02:54.583+00:002016-07-03T17:02:54.583+00:00We have capers growing in Israel everywhere, and t...We have capers growing in Israel everywhere, and they are mostly treated like weeds. They die in the winter, but come back in the spring. One bush growing out of our wall gave us HUGE amounts of buds, until I got tired of picking them. Now we just pickle the berries - I use a wine vinegar (yum!).<br /><br />Another dividend is that they attract a certain kind of butterfly, so our yard is host Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-66673560641877228472015-07-09T14:03:48.627+00:002015-07-09T14:03:48.627+00:00I'm so glad I saw your site before I tried pic...I'm so glad I saw your site before I tried pickling my caper berries. They are now soaking in a covered plastic container on my counter. Do they need to be refridgerated? It's about 75 F in my kitchen..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-23894077538208685292015-06-21T00:26:58.872+00:002015-06-21T00:26:58.872+00:00We can't grow them where I live in the mid-wes...We can't grow them where I live in the mid-west. So I make a wild kind of 'caper' from Milkweed Flowerbuds. You can either use a vinegar based brine or lacto ferment them. Delicious. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-63797921272004117332014-12-24T13:17:19.189+00:002014-12-24T13:17:19.189+00:00Thanks for this!I am in Western Australia and pick...Thanks for this!I am in Western Australia and picked a bunch of caper buds. Now I know how to prepare them for consumption!Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-35677419621015603152014-08-31T01:03:41.936+00:002014-08-31T01:03:41.936+00:00I've just purchased some seeds, today, so don&...I've just purchased some seeds, today, so don't consider myself a know-it-all.<br /><br />But, 'Capparis spinosa var inermis' is a thornless version of the caper of commerce. <br /><br />We find them, pre-made, in closeout stores, for next-to-nothing. We have a humongous jar, more than we can realistically eat. <br /><br />The plants themselves have been difficult for me to find Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com