Pickle recipes

[homemakerof6]

I have the long armenian cucumbers coming out my ears ! Is there anything I can do with those ? They didn't do well for me last year but this year !!! Wow !

[packyderms_wife]

#1 03-28-2008, 08:49 PM
momof23goats
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simple kosher dill pickles

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30 to 36 cucumbers 3 to 4 inches long
3 c. water
3 cups vinegar
6 T. salt
fresh or dried dill
mustard seed. minced garlic,[ optional]
make your brine, of water, vinegar, salt ,bring to a good boil.
in each jar, add, 1 teaspoon mustard seed.
1 teaspoon, dried dill, or one dill head, fresh
1/4 teaspoon minced garlic
pack jars with cucumbers, fill with brine.
process 10 minutes in hot boiling water.
make usre your water covers your jars, by one inch.

So I don't have to do anything to the cukes before putting them in the jar and THEN covering with the brine? I just want to make sure I do this correctly. Thanks Shewolf.

Kimberly

[hunybee]

that's what she told me kimberly. just make sure the brine is hot

[packyderms_wife]

that's what she told me kimberly. just make sure the brine is hot

Ok!!! I can do that!

OC does want to know why I have to dry them off thoroughly first if I'm just going to put them into a bath of salt water???

Kimberly

[hunybee]

the cucumbers? i don't know. i don't see why you should have to, but i am pretty new to this, so maybe wait for someone else to answer. sorry

[SheWoff]

Ok!!! I can do that!

OC does want to know why I have to dry them off thoroughly first if I'm just going to put them into a bath of salt water???

Kimberly

I'm taking it that you mean for the very easy dill pickle recipe? Not really sure since it's mom's recipe that I reposted for her here in the cookbook, but I would guess it has something to do with making sure all the dirt and those little black prickly things are all off of them.

And huny had it right about the other ?, you don't really need to do anything to them. Some people cut off the very end of the cuke first (blossom end) but I never have.

Hope your pickles turn out great!

She

[BTR]

Here is my grandmother's very simple delicious recipe:

Crisp Cucumber Pickles

Put the following in a large jar and shake well:

2 cups cold water
2/3 cup cider vinegar
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 T dry onion flakes
3/4 tsp salt
3/4 tsp celery seed
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1/2 tsp celery seed

Wash, score and slice 4 medium cucumbers -- I use the slicer on my food processor.
Slice one large onion and julienne one large green pepper or smaller red, yellow and green peppers for color.

Pack all the veggies in the jar with the liquid. Cover and refrigerate. Stir and shake a few times a day for the first couple days. The veggies will drop below the brine in about 24 hours and they are ready to eat in about 1 day and get better as each day passes.

I always add extra onions and you can add other veggies like carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, celery and garlic cloves.

Enjoy!

[Sonofa]

1 quart

4-5 pickling cucumbers or 15-20 gherkins
1 Tablespoon mustard seeds
2 tablespoons fresh dill
1 Tablespoon sea salt
4 Tablespoons whey (if not available, use an additional tablespoon of salt)
1cup of filtered water

Wash cucumbers well and place in quart sized wide mouth jar. Combine rest of ingredients and pour over cucumbers, adding more water if necessary to cover cucumbers. The top of liquid should be 1 inch below top of jar. Cover tightly and keep at room temperature for 3 days before transfering to cold storage.

Peasant Lunch

Sourdough Bread
with cultured butter
raw chedar cheese
pickled herring
Pickled garlic
pickled cucumbers

[SheWoff]

btt for canning season

She

[Just Kate]

Will it make a difference if I want to slice the pickles prior to packing in jars... dumb question I am sure but plan on using the polish pickle recipe this weekend and DH wants them pre-sliced.

Thanks