Hi Everyone!
I'm going to find out today if I have to have surgery, so I'm trying to get things done around the house and garden. I have so many cucumbers that I canned some dill pickles. Have lots of bread n butter and sweet pickles canned. It's time for some dills.
First the cucs are cleaned and placed in cold water with some ice and set in the fridge for 24 hours. This makes them crisp.
I had to use two containers
Some of you may know this, but when you cut the ends off cucumbers take the end of the round side and in a circular motion rub the cucumber. This is called milking the cucumber and removes any bitterness. My mom taught me this when I was a kid.
From here I cut these into spears while the brine was simmering. I filled the jars, put in the spices, and waterbathed for 15 minutes. Here are the results. 10 pints.
Are these beauties or what?
I'm off to make some breakfast. Toast and applesauce for me today.
What are you having?
Whatever it is enjoy and have a great day.
Nicole
...I pack my dill pickles with hot brine, but don't waterbath them.
ReplyDeleteYou've harvested amazing cucumbers in your garden. I've just read you've to have a surgery, Nicole. I wish you successful operation and a quick recovery.
ReplyDeleteGood luck, Nicole. I hope the surgery isn't necessary. Someday I need to try to make pickles. Mom did and they were always so good!
ReplyDeleteI am doing well on an extremely nice September game. We had a nice walk, but we've made no pickles. 😊
ReplyDeleteKeep us posted wrt surgery.
I always make refrigerator pickles. Yours look excellent!
ReplyDeleteYour pickles look delicious, and I love that you’re carrying on your mom’s cucumber trick
ReplyDeleteyou are very busy will be thinking of you
ReplyDeleteI hope you can get away with no surgery, but either way, I wish you better health. You're certainly rocking the pickle production.
ReplyDeleteWow, you have so much homemade food, it is amazing! It must feel so good to know exactly what you eat! I´ll have an apple, I guess.
ReplyDeleteWill you have to have surgery?
I hope you found out you didn't need surgery.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of milking a cucumber, but then I am not a pickle or cucumber fan so it's not surprising, I guess. The people who love them love them, though.
I really hope you got good news.
The pickles look fabulous andI was just reading yesterday that they count as a vegetable serving on a healthy diet! Fingers crossed for no surgery.
ReplyDeleteI hope you don’t require surgery. I think it is amazing how much you get done .
ReplyDeleteYour dill pickles look delicious. They will taste so good tho winter. Thanks for the tip about milking cucumbers. I had never heard of that before, but now I'm going to try it. Happy weekend!
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