Kool-ade Pickles as seen in the N.Y. Times. Has anyone sucessfully done this. If so how? The receipe is nogood

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The pictures they show are pickles comletely colored bright red or green. Stop and think. How can you take a dark green object drop it in red food dye and expect it to turn all bright red as seen in the pictures. Two packs kool-ade, one pound sugar doesn't work. Neither does adding 1/2 brine. So are they fake photos or is there a way to do it?

roxy10 · Accepted Answer

don't know

Steve G · Answer

I read the article and believe that yes in fact it can be done. The pickles have to be cut in half because the outer skin will not let the coloring of the Kool-Aid to penetrate. From the unprotected side (cut) the coloring will enter through osmosis much like water into a sponge. That's my theory, hope this helps you solve the mystery.

samantha · Answer

I have dyed my hair with it! But I did some more searching and here she says she uses Jamaica kool-aid to color them...

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/05/koolaid_pickles.html

same with this one...

http://issippi.blogspot.com/2005/12/kool-aid-pickles-kwanakah-treat.html

And another article on how to make them, also...

http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/entry/178072.html

I hope these help you out! Have fun!

rob lou · Answer

They do look good.  I wonder what they taste like.  I guess if you use cherry koolaid that would work.  I know some women devised a way to color their hair with the stuff so it must be able to "dye"........

here's the link:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/09/dining/09kool.html?ex=1336536000&en=875172136fcdd722&ei=5124&partner=digg&exprod=digg

♥preciousluv♥ · Answer

Why would you even want to have colored pickles? Are they for decoration or something?

shadowofu_love29 · Answer

Eewww! Gross

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Kool-ade Pickles as seen in the N.Y. Times. Has anyone sucessfully done this. If so how? The receipe is nogood

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