Need advice for this plz?!
just how do you turn a cucumber into a pickle i know it involves vineger but what else do you need to add and to to change a cucumber into a pickle!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
For quick pickles, you just need salt, sugar, and vinegar (plus some sliced onions)!. For the other kinds, you need spices and seasonings!. You also need, obviously, time!. And for many pickles, you need to cook 'em!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
Here is an easy recipe for refrigerator dill pickles:
Ing:
* pickling cucumber
* 4-9 cloves garlic, 2 to 3 per jar
* 2 grape leaves (optional)
* 1 head dill
* 2 quarts water
* 1 cup vinegar
* 1/3 cup salt
* 1/4 cup sugar
Dir:
1!. Use large canning jar!.
2!. Place 2-3 cloves garlic, grape leaves (optional), and a couple sprigs of dill on the bottom of each jar!.
3!. Boil together 2 quarts water, vinegar, salt, and sugar!.
4!. Stir, turn off and let cool!.
5!. Pack jars with cucumbers and pour cooled solution to completely cover cucumbers!.
6!. Refrigerate and ready in 3-4 days!.
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Ing:
* pickling cucumber
* 4-9 cloves garlic, 2 to 3 per jar
* 2 grape leaves (optional)
* 1 head dill
* 2 quarts water
* 1 cup vinegar
* 1/3 cup salt
* 1/4 cup sugar
Dir:
1!. Use large canning jar!.
2!. Place 2-3 cloves garlic, grape leaves (optional), and a couple sprigs of dill on the bottom of each jar!.
3!. Boil together 2 quarts water, vinegar, salt, and sugar!.
4!. Stir, turn off and let cool!.
5!. Pack jars with cucumbers and pour cooled solution to completely cover cucumbers!.
6!. Refrigerate and ready in 3-4 days!.
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It is quite easy but it takes time!. Here is a simple recipe:
7 lbs!. cucumbers, sliced thin
1 c!. lime
1 gallon water
1/2 gallon water vinegar
5 lbs!. sugar
1 tsp!. celery seed
1 tsp!. salt
1 tsp!. whole cloves
1 tsp!. pickling spices
Soak cucumbers in one gallon of lime, filled water for 24 hours!. Rinse well!. Soak in cold water for 3 hours!. Boil together the vinegar, sugar, and spices; pour over pickles!. Let stand overnight!. Bring to a boil and boil for 35 minutes before putting them in sterilized jars!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
7 lbs!. cucumbers, sliced thin
1 c!. lime
1 gallon water
1/2 gallon water vinegar
5 lbs!. sugar
1 tsp!. celery seed
1 tsp!. salt
1 tsp!. whole cloves
1 tsp!. pickling spices
Soak cucumbers in one gallon of lime, filled water for 24 hours!. Rinse well!. Soak in cold water for 3 hours!. Boil together the vinegar, sugar, and spices; pour over pickles!. Let stand overnight!. Bring to a boil and boil for 35 minutes before putting them in sterilized jars!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Time!. oh also salt!.Www@FoodAQ@Com