Re: just checking, now pickles

Pickling cucumbers are small, usually straight, sometimes tender skinned (compared to other cucumbers). You can pickle any cucumber, but they are better before the seeds are very mature. So just pick 'em while they're small. I'm not sure how different varieties hold up. Some other veggies go all mushy if youtry to pickle them, so there may be cucumber varieties that do too. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Theresa" <macycat3@sbcglobal.net> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 6:35 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] just checking, now pickles



Can you pickle regular cucumbers?  what about lemon cucumbers?
T.

Catharine Carpenter wrote:

Here is the one I use -

1 gal pickling cucumbers
1/2 c salt
several cups cracked ice
5 c sugar
1 1/2 t turmeric
2 T mustard seed
1 t celery seed
5 c cider vinegar

Wash cucumbers and cut into thin slices. Mix slices with salt in a
large bowl and cover with the ice. Place a large plate on top of the
ice and weigh it down with two - three clean, water filled jars. Let
stand for 3 hours. Drain thoroughly and place the slices in a large
saucepan. Combine the sugar and turmeric in a mixing bowl, then add
the remaining spices and vinegar. Pour over the cucumber slices and
heat slowly - do not let it come to a boil. Ladle the hot cucumbers
and syrup into 4 pint jars. Allow 1/2 in head space. Process in a
boiling water bath canner for 10 minutes.
Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Aug 16, 2009, at 9:47 AM, Donna wrote:


just checking.... seems like forever since I seen a message here.

Here on the home front, it's hot, it's gonna rain, the weeds are
thriving,
mom's getting better, I have a zillion cucumbers and reading recipe
books on
what to do with them all....

anyone got a bread and butter recipe?  I love the stackers on my
sandwiches,
wondering if I could do something like that.

Donna

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