Cucumbers and onions?!
Cucumbers and onions?
is it possible to can cucumbers and onions without making pickles? i love c and o with sugar and vinegar in the summer and was wondering about canning them to have in the winter, but i don't want any form of pickle
Answers:
Cucumbers and onions that you love with sugar and vinegar are actually a sweet pickle. You can can them using a weaker pickling solution, using white vinegar and water and light on the salt and heavier on the sugar. Try all recipes for one for a bread and butter slice or a sweet chow chow recipe. You can alter recipes to your taste. Experiment with small batches until you come up with one you really like, then do a big batch to last you through the winter.
"Cooking is an adventure and expirement"
Try a jelly or jam recipe ???
the trouble with vegetables and perishable goods is that unless you get them from the supermarket fresh at any time of year and accept their air miles you can not get a fresh taste without preserving them in one way or another which of course changes the flavour
its not worth it...they wont taste good. Cucumbers are best fresh and cold...
To can them, you'd have to use a pressure canner. Besides the heat up time, you'd be cooking them under pressure at around 245 to 250 F for at least 20 minutes. Trust me, they wouldn't still be crunchy after the cooking. Freeze them instead. Or better yet, just suck it up and go through the 5 minutes of prep time to peel and slice using fresh.
Can't you just freeze it?