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dreamflowerRemember those pickles I mentioned the other day? Here are some pics and a recipe...
Here is the recipe for the bread-and-butter pickles. (For the sweet pickles, I used the recipe on the back of the package of Ball's sweet pickle spices.) I clipped this recipe out of a magazine probably about 25 years ago, and generally make a batch every summer (though some years I have to *buy* the cukes. Not *this* year though!)
Easy Refrigerator Pickles
6 cups thinly sliced cucumbers
2 cups thinly sliced onion
1 and a half cups of sugar
1 and a half cups of vinegar
1/2 teaspoon each:
salt
mustard seed
celery seed
ground turmeric
In a glass or plastic bowl alternately layer the sliced cucumbers and onions. In a medium non-aluminum saucepan combine sugar, vinegar and spices; bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved; pour over cucumbers and onions; cool slightly before covering. Refrigerate pickles at least 24 hours before serving. Store in covered container for up to 1 month in refridgerator.
(These do keep for a month. But we can't use all of them up in that time, so I usually give some of them away. I also sometimes make half batches, but I just had too many cukes for that this time!)
| Sweet pickles Batch of sweet pickles |
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| bread and butter pickles I made these a few days before the sweet pickles. They are refrigerator pickles, and did not have to be processed. |
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| Cucumbers These were the cukes the DH brought that day in *after* I had made all those pickles. |
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| squash and zucchini Squash and zucchini from the side bed in the front. This was the last of them. |
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Here is the recipe for the bread-and-butter pickles. (For the sweet pickles, I used the recipe on the back of the package of Ball's sweet pickle spices.) I clipped this recipe out of a magazine probably about 25 years ago, and generally make a batch every summer (though some years I have to *buy* the cukes. Not *this* year though!)
2 cups thinly sliced onion
1 and a half cups of sugar
1 and a half cups of vinegar
1/2 teaspoon each:
salt
mustard seed
celery seed
ground turmeric
In a glass or plastic bowl alternately layer the sliced cucumbers and onions. In a medium non-aluminum saucepan combine sugar, vinegar and spices; bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved; pour over cucumbers and onions; cool slightly before covering. Refrigerate pickles at least 24 hours before serving. Store in covered container for up to 1 month in refridgerator.
(These do keep for a month. But we can't use all of them up in that time, so I usually give some of them away. I also sometimes make half batches, but I just had too many cukes for that this time!)
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Date: 2010-08-03 03:24 am (UTC)Oh, but homemade pickles!!!!
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Date: 2010-08-03 03:31 am (UTC)(The sweet pickle recipe I made had 7 cups of sugar! And they are still almost not sweet enough for me.)
I do hope to make a batch of dill pickles for the DH as well, but have to wait until I get some more jars! I am totally out of jars.
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Date: 2010-08-03 10:04 pm (UTC)We're more urban these days, but Mr. P often makes refrigerator pickles using a very similar recipe, but instead of mustard seed, celery seed and tumeric, he adds sliced chili peppers, so the pickles are sweet and hot. Hmmm. I think I'll follow your recipe and add a chili or two!
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Date: 2010-08-04 02:02 am (UTC)But they are so crunchy and have such a lovely color!
Sadly, I'm allergic to peppers. Lots of recipes I can't do with those. I have to wear gloves to handle them, and if I cook them for hubby, I have to take an antihistamine (and still usually get the itchy throat and nose, and the burning watery eyes). 8-(
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Date: 2010-08-04 06:35 pm (UTC)I grew my cukes in a container this year and I'm pleasantly surprised by the harvest. The pepper did really well in a container too, the tomatoes the jury is still out. The cherry/grape are doing well, the others not quite so good.
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Date: 2010-08-05 06:37 pm (UTC)*hugs*