No that's fair play mate.Fooking grim mate sorry.
My old man loved it though.
I quite like Bartons, a north-west firm.It's ok. I sell one that doesn't look luminous. It's better than Haywards but costs about three times as much.
Groucho - you and I have frighteningly similar tastes - I love the stuff, home made is great too.
Only pickled things I will not consider is pickled eggs, but everything else yes!
One of the great secrets of cooking stews, curries and any form of slow cooking is the addition of a small amount of vinegar to the cooking liquid at the beginning of the cooking process - always enhances the flavour!