GRANDMA'S SPICY SWEET PICKLES
Good old fashioned pickles from Grandma. This recipe is nearly 100 years old, passed from generation to generation. These are great pickles, and really very easy.
Provided by Donna M.
Categories Vegetable
Time P7DT15m
Yield 1 batch
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Slice cucumbers about 1/8 inch thick.
- Pour salt over cucumbers.
- Pour enough boiling water over all to cover.
- Stir and let stand 8 hours or overnight.
- Drain and discard brine.
- In a saucepan, combine vinegar, 1 cup sugar, spices and alum.
- Bring to a boil.
- Put cucumbers in a large glass jar or plastic bucket with lid or a stoneware crock.
- Pour boiling vinegar mixture over cucumbers.
- Cover and let stand.
- Next day, and each consecutive day for 5 days total, stir in one additional cup of sugar.
- Do not reheat when sugar is added.
- At the end of the 5th day, pickles are done and may be stored in covered jar.
- Do not seal jars.
- Pickles will keep indefinitely and get better with age.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 5195.2, Fat 6.9, SaturatedFat 0.9, Sodium 37781.8, Carbohydrate 1281.2, Fiber 11.5, Sugar 1233.9, Protein 15.8
GRANDMA'S DILL PICKLE RECIPE
How to make classic homemade dill pickles using fresh cucumbers, dill, spices, and brine. This recipe follows a simple hot water bath method.
Provided by Lovely Greens
Categories Appetizer
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Sterilize your preserving jars with either boiling water or by placing them in an oven at 130°C/265°F for thirty minutes. Whatever your method of sterilization, allow the jars to cool before packing them with your ingredients. While they're cooling, take your jar's lids and place them in bowl of boiling hot water. Leave them there until you need to fit them onto the jars.
- Wash your gherkins and start packing them into your jars. If they're small, pop them in whole but if medium to large cut them into slices. This helps to get more into the jar and also for easier serving once the jar is opened. For each quart of pickles you'll add half a teaspoon of black peppercorns, two whole garlic cloves and plenty of dill.
- Make the brine: for approximately every four quarts of tightly packed gherkins you'll need to bring two quarts of water and one quart of white vinegar to a boil. Add 1/2 cup of salt and stir until dissolved. Let this cool until just warm and then pour it into each of the jars, filling to a centimeter (just less than 1/2") below the top of the jar's brim.
- Clean the tops of the jars then fit on your preserving lids and screw the rings on. Most every preserving recipe will tell you to not over-tighten the rings but in my experience I've found that it's best to twist them on fully but not super tight. If they're too loose then the contents of your jars can leak out in the water bath.
- Place a metal preserving rack or towel at the bottom of a deep preserving pan and then place the jars inside. The jars should be at least an inch apart and the pan needs to be deep enough to have the jars inside with over an inch of water comfortably covering the tops.
- Cover the jars with warm/hot water from the tap then bring the pan to a boil. Boil the jars for fifteen minutes then lift them out of the water. If you're using a towel at the bottom of the pan then you'll need a 'jar lifter' tool available at many kitchen shops. Set the jars on the counter and allow to cool. You'll know that the jars are properly sealed when you hear the lids popping.
- Allow the pickles to infuse with the brine for at least two weeks before eating them. Stored in jars in a cool pantry your pickles will last up to a year, though I doubt you'll be able to let them sit there that long.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 64 kcal, ServingSize 1 serving
GRANDMA ARNDT'S PICKLES
These are the best pickles ever! Grandmas always make the best food! Warning...This recipe is very time-consuming...you'll see...
Provided by Mandy007
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Canning and Preserving Recipes Pickled
Time 10h50m
Yield 40
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Make a brine by dissolving 1/2 cup of salt in 4 cups water in a large container, place the cucumber spears into the brine, and let stand overnight.
- The next day, drain the cucumbers, rinse well with water, and set aside.
- Combine the sugar, vinegar, 1 cup of water, mustard seeds, celery seed, turmeric, and pickling salt in a large nonreactive pot, and bring to a boil. Add the carrot sticks, and boil for 2 minutes, until the carrots are cooked but not mushy. Stir in the pepper slices and cucumbers, and bring back to a boil.
- Sterilize canning jars and lids in boiling water for at least 5 minutes. Pack the pickles into the hot, sterilized jars, filling the jars to within 1/4 inch of the top. Run a knife or a thin spatula around the insides of the jars after they have been filled to remove any air bubbles. Wipe the rims of the jars with a moist paper towel to remove any food residue. Top with lids, and screw on rings. Process in a boiling water bath canner for 15 minutes, remove the jars, and let cool to room temperature.
- Once cool, press the top of each lid with a finger, ensuring that the seal is tight (lid does not move up or down at all). Store in a cool, dark area.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 99 calories, Carbohydrate 24.4 g, Fat 0.3 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 0.8 g, Sodium 1323.4 mg, Sugar 22.1 g
GRANDMA'S DO-OVER PICKLES (AKA SWEET DILL PICKLES)
This recipe is kind of like going thru one of those unincorporated villages - short & simple, so don't miss it.
Provided by Gagoo
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 15m
Yield 1 jar, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Drain all existing juice from pickles, cut pickles in chunks & return to jar after washing jar in hot water. Boil the sugar & vinegar until sugar dissolves & liquid is clear.
- Pour juice over pickles, put lid on & let the pickles set for a while, the lid should "pop" (the lid should seal just like regular canning). Jar should be hot when you refill with the hot liquid.
- After the jar cools store in refrigerator - give it a few days and then enjoy @ your leisure.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 218.9, Fat 0.2, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 1334.6, Carbohydrate 54, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 51.9, Protein 0.9
AUNT ROSE'S REFRIGERATOR PICKLES
This is a great refrigerator pickle recipe. In just 24 hours you have great tasting bread-and-butter-style pickle. I grow my own pickles during the summer and love to make these for my friends and family! They never last the full 3 weeks of the refrigerator shelf life!
Provided by Clark Hamblen
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Canning and Preserving Recipes Pickled
Time P1DT20m
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place cucumber slices, red bell pepper, and onion into a large bowl. Mix in salt and celery seed and let the vegetable stand at room temperature for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Mix sugar and vinegar in a bowl, stirring until the sugar dissolves, and pour the mixture into the vegetables. Stir again.
- Spoon the pickles into the canning jars and pour any excess liquid over the pickles. Cover the jars with lids and rings. Refrigerate at least 24 hours; pickles will keep in refrigerator for 3 weeks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 41.1 calories, Carbohydrate 10.2 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 0.5 g, Sodium 351.2 mg, Sugar 8.8 g
GRANDMA'S SWEET PICKLES
When I was a kid Grandma made all kind of pickles. She made sweet pickles, pickled watermelon rinds, pickled okra,and pickled green tomatoes, I could go on and on. The pickles where great, but the love she put into making them was awesome. I hope I can make these as good as grandma!!!
Provided by Eddie Jordan
Categories Other Snacks
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 1. Soak cucumbers in water and lime for 24 hours.
- 2. Wash in clean water and soak in fresh water for 3 hours.
- 3. Combine remaining ingredients add cucumbers and soak overnight.
- 4. Boil pickles in soaking liquid until pickles are clear about 1 1/2 hour.
- 5. Pour into hot sterilized jars, seal. Process in hot water bath for 5 minutes. Makes 7 pints.
GRANDMA'S HOMEMADE MUSTARD PICKLES
This is Beverly's recipe for homemade mustard pickles.
Provided by Dylan Terry
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Canning and Preserving Recipes Pickled
Time P1DT55m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Layer cucumbers, onions, and cauliflower in a large bowl, sprinkling salt on each layer. Cover with a towel and let sit until a decent amount of liquid had been drawn out of the vegetables, about 12 hours. Rinse vegetables and dry well.
- Combine vinegar and water in a medium pot; bring to a boil. Slowly add sugar, flour, mustard, ginger, and turmeric, stirring constantly. Boil for 5 minutes, then add vegetables and celery seed. Boil for another 5 minutes, no more.
- Meanwhile, inspect 6 pint-sized jars for cracks and rings for rust, discarding any defective ones. Immerse in simmering water until vegetables are is ready. Wash new, unused lids and rings in warm soapy water.
- Add vegetables and liquid to hot, sterilized jars, filling to within 1/2 inch of the top. Run a clean knife or thin spatula around the insides of the jars to remove any air bubbles. Wipe rims with a moist paper towel to remove any residue. Top with lids and screw rings on tightly.
- Place a rack in the bottom of a large stockpot and fill halfway with water. Bring to a boil and lower jars 2 inches apart into the boiling water using a holder. Pour in more boiling water to cover jars by at least 1 inch. Bring to a rolling boil, cover, and process for 5 minutes.
- Remove the jars from the stockpot and let rest, several inches apart, for 12 to 24 hours. Press the center of each lid with a finger to ensure the lid does not move up or down. Remove the rings for storage and store in a cool, dark area.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 138.9 calories, Carbohydrate 33.3 g, Fat 0.6 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 1950.2 mg, Sugar 27.7 g
GRANDMA ROSE'S (THIRD GENERATION) PICKLES
Steps:
- Wash pickles. Place pickles in a clean gallon jar, and fill with cold water. Take out pickles. This way the water is an exact amount! (Grandma never had an accurate measure on the amount of water)
- Add salt to jar, mix well until the salt is dissolved and water clears. Return pickles to jar. Peel and crush garlic. Add garlic to jar with dill and pickling spices.
- Let stand *UNCOVERED* for about 5 days depending on how well done you like them.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 0 g, Fat 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 g, Sodium 0 g, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 0 g
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