my pickles are comming fast and furious. i need a crock fast!!!! any ideas where to get one besides a pricie auction.no credit card so i guess e-bay is out.again , thank you.

-- fred in wi (sixuvusmeyers@aol.com), August 06, 2001

Answers

Auctions don't seem to be too pricy to me. If you don't have a general store around then you might be S.O.L. since you don't have a credit card...unless you get one.

I would think that you could substitute a ceramic bowl or other in place of a "crock". Also, there are plenty of recipes that don't call for a crock at all. Straight from vine into jars. The only reason you'll need a crock is for the long method for dill pickles.

-- Mike (smfine@yahoo.com), August 06, 2001.

large gallon jars,,,, you can use a metal deep pot,,as long as you dont need it soon,,I sometimes use my water bath pot. Just make sure there arent any cracks, chips, ect in it.

-- STAN (sopal@net-port.com), August 06, 2001.

oh yea,, food grade plastic buckets work fine also

-- STAN (sopal@net-port.com), August 06, 2001.

Local Ace Hardwares sometimes have them, but they're expensive. Most people I know use white plastic food-grade buckets. They cost a couple dollars or so, as opposed to $35-50 for a crock, unless you recycle a food service one, in which case they are free to cheap. They also don't break if you drop them.

-- julie f. (rumplefrogskin@excite.com), August 06, 2001.

Fred, If you really want a crock they have them in the LeHman's catalog.

-- Emily in central Ky. (BellyAcresFarm@kyk.net), August 06, 2001.

Fred, when I lived in Sevierville, Tn., there's an old hardware store called Cash Hardware that had lots of them upstairs of the store. Don't recall the price, but don't think it was much. Don't know if they ship, but might be worth a call. Here's the # 1-865-453-2991.

-- Annie (mistletoe@kconline.com), August 06, 2001.

Fred I to use crocks a lot brine curring! When I run short use a water cooler 5 or 6 gallon. I was chasing all over country watching for crocks paying way to much and some contain lead I found a farm store that handles them 5 gal. brand new $65. I think he gets them from the manufactor in Texas. Coaltrain

-- coaltrain (prairierose91@hotmail.com), August 06, 2001.

Fred, On the Martha Stewart program, she used a gallon jar that looks like a cookie jar. I have that exact gallon jar at Walmarts for $13.00.

-- Cindy Herbek (dh40203@navix.net), August 06, 2001.

Fred, e-bay will take PayPal payments, which you can set up using cash.

Also, Lehman's carries them, and they take checks.

-- Sojourner (notime4@summer.spam), August 06, 2001.