Italian woman of Town Plot area of Waterbury Connecticut has a unique way of pickling her eggplant this is a 2 day process with family and friends. The food, the laughs and the memories are priceless!
I am sitting on a pile of eggplants from my garden, decided to google "pickling eggplant" and thankfully I found this amazing video. I love your Concetta. You have no idea how I live for such genuine human culture. The beautiful thing is I can see how much you all understand your blessings. Life is good. Thank you all, and XOXOXO to Concetta! World without end. Amen.
Thank you so much...I am just now seeing all the comments on this video I am going to make arrangements to show Concetta this...she will love hearing all the good wishes.
I love how they do this as a group, so much of Italian-American culture is that. I miss it since we moved from our hometown when I was 5. I have an early memory of all us girls and women making homemade noodles before I was 5 yo in Cleveland.
Thank you for time with your family. I miss mine. Best video I have seen in ages! Treasure them, sadly one day they are gone and life is never the same. Enjoy every moment together!
Found this in August 2020. Sorry to hear of the passing of Concetta in March 2020. She seemed like a hoot! This video is what family is all about... I enjoyed the fun and laughter. I have some old "family" recipes that were "secret" too and then I thought that if I didn't share them, the "old" recipes would eventually fade away. So, I decided to share them. One is for the most amazing pickled hot cherry peppers, also a 2 day project! I needed the recipe to be out there in memory of the person that gave it to me. More to the story, but not on this forum. I truly hope the family keeps this recipe alive, even if you don't share "the secret" to outsiders. lol
I love doing these canning and tomato sauce in jars with the family gathered. So many laughs and teamwork! I did 10 bushels tomatoes just for my family it made 100 tomato sauce jars! Keeping the tradition with my family ❤️
Reminds me of the good old days growing up with Italian Relatives & doing these type of things together. Thanks for sharing it.? I sure miss those Days.?
I have known Bobby and Frank since I was a kid. Went to OLMC with Frank. Such a beautiful video and such a memorable tribute to your Mom. I know the "secret" of drying the eggplant thanks to Kevins Nonny. Thanks so much for sharing this.
Hang the filled pillowcase for a couple of hours and when the bottom of the case is drenched put it in the washer on the spin cycle and hang it over night. Your family is lovely and lively just the way it should be! Thank you for sharing.
These times with family are so precious and such good memories we have made videos with the grandmas of their favorites so we have them , this is the best food to learn to pass down , thank you for sharing :)
I just made a batch and was thinking about this video. I watched it for the first time several years ago. Thanks for keeping it posted. Hope your family still does this. :-)
Your mother is such a sweet lady! God bless you all! Your video is the first one out of all the pickled eggplant videos that I can actually see how to use. I never thought about using it on sandwiches or in cooking as a topping with tomatoes. I like the fact that there is not too much vinegar either! Love this!
beautiful family ....your all very lucky :) it dried in a press ...like when you press wine ...using weights ...& of course time that is how i do it ...i am italian-canadian...we take it to another level ...WE would add freshly squeezed lemon juice ...for the size of jars you use ...add 1 tble spoon then top off with extra virgin olive oil ...try 1 jar you might love it ...ciao America bella
Sitting here, making pickled eggplant and wondering how others do it. Our family recipe is putting them in boiling water for a few minutes. (making sure it's not mooshad) Good to know it can be done without cooking!! Maybe next year, I'll try this recipe!! My parents were from a little town called near Caserta called Formica! Buona Natale from my family to your delightful family!! Thank you!! xoxo
Love to watch yall work together. Laugh about the peppers. When I was a teenager I was helping a friend make stuffed jalapenos as part of the relish tray for a home wedding. I had never worked with tons of hot peppers and did not wear gloves. My the end of the day I was choking and had no skin on my hands.
She is not my Mom she is my girlfriend's Mom Dolores in the video is my girlfriend...you never see me I am filming and narrating the entire time...I love Concetta and call her Mom lovingly.
I bet the secret is they put it in the microwave.or oven/ or dryer LOL HAHA still watching the video and LOVE this documentary , nice job . And wow how everyone pitched in was really nice to see ... thank you!
I suspect a pillow case and a big strong guy is the original salad spinner. I am curious. No water bath to seal the jar is needed? No refrigeration? How long do the pickles last in the jars?
Great video, thank you for the tutorial! I have a question...Before you put eggplant in pillow case, does Concetta wash the eggplant first, to take off salt? Thank you!
I really enjoyed this, it was a lot like being with my family back in the 70's. I found this looking for canning recipes for eggplant. It appears that you are just preserving in the oil, but how are you storing it, and how long does it keep? Anyway, thanks for making my heart happy.
You guys are all stars, Love Granny. I will gladly marry her, and not just for her meat balls ;) So well done, relaxed atmosphere. Recipe for egg plant and a ton of entertainment. I also love the open house. Thankyou very much. Subd your channel, but please put more vids like this on
It's weird how you can tell by the brands of things being used and the sports jerseys that we must live close to each other. Hello from 15 minutes away, is the 2014 batch ready yet???
+artistmama1 Exactly; those ratios are important for this recipe ... not much use except for entertainment and inspiration ... the vinegar/water piece is safety chemistry; everything else is art and taste ... I'll have to keep looking ...
I think they twist/drain then spin the pillowcase around, at least that is what my family did. There is no need to hang and wait for it to drain if you have pillow case spinners around!
