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Aug 7th, 2010 at 08:06 AM
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So I have about 25 picklers saved and getting ready to jar them up. 1st time trying it so Im a little confused. Some recipes say to water bath the jars after their filled and lided , some say to just lid them after the hot brine is added and let cool...store. My wife bought this pickle mix...mrs wages when she picked up the jars, anyone ever use this ?? Debating on using it and adding some fresh dill and some garlic to the jar during packing...just don't know what this mix is like ....could it use more dill & garlic ???? ...Fresh dill Im assuming you can cut and wash and stuff in jar or is there a prosses for fresh dill before use ? I never used it , just grew it for fun and the smell in the yard . Another thing ... I understand that the brine is to be boiled in a non-alum pan due to the viniger, glass or ceramic coated. IS stainless steel ok ? Any pointers on my 1st try ??I dont want to make a batch of botchlism Thanks for any help :wink: snow
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Use stainless steel pots for pickling.
To be on the safe side it is best to water bath your jars after filling them..although some people do not but better to be safe than sorry.
You should have directions on your pickle mix package..each person makes pickles differently.
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1st batch done ...8qts Mixed up the mix per directions , boiled the jars ,packed and added some fresh dill and a few chunks of garlic, filled w/ brime ,lided and put back in the hot water for 10-15mins , cooled and all sealed. The hard part is wondering how they will taste. the mix said you can eat in 24 hrs afterwards,think we will be popping a seal on one soon ...they keep calling me from the counter....have to have a taste test before the next batch snow
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Wow
Looks good.. Hd did us some too.
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Looks good Rick,
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cool, I'd love to get into pickling and preserving, I just have no idea where to start at it. they do look good.
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in the kitchen.. hmm yup I would have got it wrong from the start. I would have started in the garden.
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Yes in the garden.daaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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or maybe the farmers market if i wasn't growing what i needed.
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I thought perhaps I would of started with the making of a list of wht I needed & then go check & see what I had to buy then on to the garden??? "Just being silly girls" no malice intended. actually the only thing I put up on a jar is jelly/jam & ice box pickled beets.
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silly, yup starting with a list is silly I think maybe I'll give them a try this year and I'll probably start in a book or website looking up information
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This forum is the best place to start.
dodge, I've been standing on the highway for weeks waiting for my pickle delivery. I'm getting sunburned.
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...list ...sweet peppers...pickling salt ...Mustard seed...Tumeric ...making one now , 2nd batch of pickles Im going to try Dodge's recipe next(looked yummy)....looks like I can handle it. Don't think they will be fancy cut though Don't worry Dodge .....I'll remember.."lift" not "pour" :wink: snow
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Sheri their still growing..
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Good luck snowfarmer.......It is easy an delicious. Let me know how it turns out. dodge ...list ...sweet peppers...pickling salt ...Mustard seed...Tumeric ...making one now , 2nd batch of pickles Im going to try Dodge's recipe next(looked yummy)....looks like I can handle it. Don't think they will be fancy cut though Don't worry Dodge .....I'll remember.."lift" not "pour" :wink: snow Goo
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I think you missed something on the list...
Don't you need cucumbers?
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I think you missed something on the list...
Don't you need cucumbers? silly goose ...I have a garden !!no need to list it to buy But we did just talked about this..this wk on going to buy some for some more . Our vines have dried up and where hitting the fresh canners pretty hard ...1/2 gone already ..yum yum snow
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