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Do you ever make just one jar of pickles?
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Posted by marti8a (My Page) on Tue, Jun 30, 09 at 23:33
| I have about 6 cucumbers, which is fine because we don't eat a lot of pickles. But I can't find a recipe that makes just one jar and doesn't involve the canner. |
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RE: Do you ever make just one jar of pickles?
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| Actually what I do is cut the recipe as best I can...say in half and then I just make the vinegar solution to use for whatever number I have. I recently made 3 pints. I save any vinegar solution to use later....It makes great salad dressing. |
RE: Do you ever make just one jar of pickles?
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| They can be either a salt brine fermented type or one that uses vinegar. Allow the cukes to sit in the salt brine for a couple of days at room temp for fermented ones. Obviously you need some spices like dill and and maybe garlic. If making a vinegar type, let them sit just one day and then place in the fridge. They should take about a week to pickle (cure) a bit. |
RE: Do you ever make just one jar of pickles?
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| I found a couple of recipes, one for sweet relish too, and thought I'd just cut the recipe but didn't know if it would work to make & not process. |
RE: Do you ever make just one jar of pickles??
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| Should be fine, provided you use the same ratios for each ingredient. |
RE: Do you ever make just one jar of pickles?
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A couple of years ago, I did this all summer.
I made a big batch of brine and stored it in the fridge.
I'd pick as many cukes as were ready,
Cold pack into jars with garlic and dill and a few red pepper flakes.
Heat some brine to boiling, pour over pickles, cap with 2 part lid and store in fridge. Never processed any of them.
I DO have a spare fridge!! Deanna |
RE: Do you ever make just one jar of pickles?
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| Usually its not necessary to boil the brine and pour it hot over the cukes, especially if they are going in the fridge right away. Boiling the brine tends to soften the cukes a little. I put the fresh dill at the bottom prioer to packing the jars with trimmed ends cukes. I also like using the Mrs. Wages dill pickle mix as opposed to just pickling salt. It offers a lot more dill flaver compared to the fresh added dill, but I like both for a stronger dill flavor. |
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