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napr crisp pickles

beau2fulbeau2ful
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I do a lot of canning of summer garden goodies. I tried pickles for the first time this year and they are soggy. Anyone have a detailed way of making pickles? I would like to know every step along with how long to bath them for caning. TIA

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Re: napr crisp pickles

  • WiggleBabyWiggleBaby
    i have a great recipe for fridge pickles... no canning required and super easy.  not sure if that interests you though.  if so, let me know!
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  • GreenFlamingo7GreenFlamingo7 member

    I like to review the USDA guidelines- that way I know I won't give my family botulism :)https://www.uga.edu/nchfp/publications/publications_usda.html

    Most crisp pickle recipies won't have you do a hot bath- just pour in the brine near boiling and seal immediately. Not the safest method (compared to a hot bath)- but the pickles are better generally.

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  • shaunna&chadshaunna&chad
    I used the Ball recipe for Dill Pickles.  They have something called Pickle Crisp Granules in them, (which replaces some other older methods). They were pretty crisp, especially for going into a water bath.  Have you looked at their website?  Or the Ball Blue Book is a good resource as well.
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  • MadameFancyPantsMadameFancyPants member

    I had that issue last year and learned quite a few things afterward. 

    First off, make sure you are using "pickling cukes."  They have less seeds than regular ones (the seeds contribute to sogginess.)  Secondly, make sure you aren't using the blossom end of the cuke.  Even if you are doing spears, make sure you remove that part.  

    Before packing them into jars, soak them in ice cold water for a few hours.  I've heard over night is best but had great success with about 4 hours.  This will help freshen them.  I bought some Ball pickle crisp this year and it seemed to have helped too but I'm not sure how much of the crispness was do to the soaking and how much was the granules. 

    Just like PP said, the Ball Blue Book is an excellent resource.  

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  • beau2fulbeau2ful

    imageWiggleBaby:
    i have a great recipe for fridge pickles... no canning required and super easy.  not sure if that interests you though.  if so, let me know!

     

    how long do they last? I would like to try them. thanks. and thanks to all responses

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  • WiggleBabyWiggleBaby
    imagebeau2ful:

    imageWiggleBaby:
    i have a great recipe for fridge pickles... no canning required and super easy.  not sure if that interests you though.  if so, let me know!

     

    how long do they last? I would like to try them. thanks. and thanks to all responses

    this recipe makes one quart (it doesn't specify how long they last - this recipe came from someone here on TB, i think it was on the EFF board a few years ago):

    1 C white vinegar

    1/4 C sugar

    1/2 tsp fresh ground pepper

    6 whole cloves

    2 bay leaves

    1/2 - 1 tsp red pepper flakes (up to you)

    1 tsp dill seed

    4-5 small cucumbers peeled and sliced into 1/8" thick rounds

    1 small onion sliced into rounds

    1 Tbsp sea salt

     

    Combine vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper, cloves, bay leaves, red pepper, and dill in 1 qt jar.  Shake until sugar is dissolved, pack cucumbers in tightly and refrigerate at least 4 hours.  shake jar occasionally 

     

     

     

     

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