A Good Pickle Recipe?!
I'd like to try making my own pickles!. Anyone mind explaining how!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Go to WM or hardware store and buy the "Ball Blue Book of Canning!." It will give you step-by-step directions!.
I made these recently, and they were good!. I added pearl onions, red bellpepper strips to it for color/flavor, and omitted raisins!. YUM!
Ever Crisp Pickles
Slice 7 lbs!. of cucumbers or green tomatoes and cover with a solution of 2 cups of canning lime and 2 gallons of cool water!. You may find the lime at a seed and feed store or hardware store!. Just be sure it's CANNING lime!. I also cut up red bell peppers for color in the mix!.
Let soak 24 hrs, then rinse well!. Cover with clear, cold water and soak 3 hrs!. longer!. After soaking, drain, return cukes to the same container and cover with the following mixture:
2 quarts of vinegar
4 1/2 cups to 5 cups of sugar
1 Tablespoon of salt
1 teaspoon of celery seed
1 teaspoon of whole cloves
1 teaspoon of mixed pickling spices
Let cukes soak in a plastic container in this mixture overnight!. (I put a plate on the top and weigh it down with something heavy so the veggies are all under the vinegar and sugar solution!. In the morning, put on stove and boil for 35 minutes!.
Add 1 cup of raisins and boil 5 minutes longer!. Pack in hot, sterilized jars, get the bubbles all out, seal them and hot water bath for 15 minutes!. Flavor is best if let to sit in jars for 2 weeks before opening!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I made these recently, and they were good!. I added pearl onions, red bellpepper strips to it for color/flavor, and omitted raisins!. YUM!
Ever Crisp Pickles
Slice 7 lbs!. of cucumbers or green tomatoes and cover with a solution of 2 cups of canning lime and 2 gallons of cool water!. You may find the lime at a seed and feed store or hardware store!. Just be sure it's CANNING lime!. I also cut up red bell peppers for color in the mix!.
Let soak 24 hrs, then rinse well!. Cover with clear, cold water and soak 3 hrs!. longer!. After soaking, drain, return cukes to the same container and cover with the following mixture:
2 quarts of vinegar
4 1/2 cups to 5 cups of sugar
1 Tablespoon of salt
1 teaspoon of celery seed
1 teaspoon of whole cloves
1 teaspoon of mixed pickling spices
Let cukes soak in a plastic container in this mixture overnight!. (I put a plate on the top and weigh it down with something heavy so the veggies are all under the vinegar and sugar solution!. In the morning, put on stove and boil for 35 minutes!.
Add 1 cup of raisins and boil 5 minutes longer!. Pack in hot, sterilized jars, get the bubbles all out, seal them and hot water bath for 15 minutes!. Flavor is best if let to sit in jars for 2 weeks before opening!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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