last night I threw a brine together of apple cider vinegar, salt and whole peppercorns. I used my mandoline to crinkle cut a cucumber and threw them in a mason jar with whole garlic cloves and a habenero pepper at the bottom and covered with the brine. I am waiting until lunch to try one.
Pickles?
- Thread starter Jeepnut28
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noted. I'll let them hang out in the brine for a bit before I try one.
I have my grandmother's old canning book. It has a lot of recopies in it from pickling to jams and jelly
I made a bunch of these last year and they were damn good!
Fresh Dill Pickles
unpeeled cucumbers, sliced lengthwise
6 cups water
3 cups white vinegar
1/2 cup kosher or canning salt (no iodine)
1 cup sugar (more or less to taste)
5 to 8 garlic cloves -- peeled but whole
1 cup (or more) onion, sliced
several dill heads and a palm full of dill seed
Boil water, vinegar, salt and sugar in stainless steel pan. In bottom of 5 quart container, pul in half of the dill heads, garlic cloves and onion. Pack container firmly with sliced cucumbers. Add remaining dill, garlic cloves and onion. Pour boiling syrup over to cover. Cover container and let stand at room temperature for 24 hours. Refrigerate. Will keep for a year in refrigerator. (Pickles need about 2 weeks to be ready to eat.) May add whole or sliced hot peppers for zest.
Fresh Dill Pickles
unpeeled cucumbers, sliced lengthwise
6 cups water
3 cups white vinegar
1/2 cup kosher or canning salt (no iodine)
1 cup sugar (more or less to taste)
5 to 8 garlic cloves -- peeled but whole
1 cup (or more) onion, sliced
several dill heads and a palm full of dill seed
Boil water, vinegar, salt and sugar in stainless steel pan. In bottom of 5 quart container, pul in half of the dill heads, garlic cloves and onion. Pack container firmly with sliced cucumbers. Add remaining dill, garlic cloves and onion. Pour boiling syrup over to cover. Cover container and let stand at room temperature for 24 hours. Refrigerate. Will keep for a year in refrigerator. (Pickles need about 2 weeks to be ready to eat.) May add whole or sliced hot peppers for zest.
