What you’ll need:
Canning jars
Vinegar
Water
Pickling Mix
Sugar (if you’re making bread and butter pickles)
Big Kettle
Tongs
Now, I know you can use all the fancy canning equipment, but I didn’t have any, so I just made do, and it turned out fine.
1.)Start by cleaning your canning jars – sterilizing them in hot water.
2.)Clean and cut your cucumbers, any way you’d like.
3.)Follow the directions on the pickling mix.
4.)Fill the jars with the cucumbers and then pour the pickling mixture over them when its ready.
5.)Place the lids on the jars and set in boiling water per the jars instructions (mine said 10 min for quarts, 5 min for pints)
6.)Remove the jars, and wait until they are cool. You should hear them “pop” as they cool, and that means that you did it right 😉
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Yaaa! Bread and Butters! I used to help Mom make pickles all the time. Love 'em!
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I *love* pickles- so I just might have to give this a go! thanks for sharing,
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New follower here! Thanks for the great tutorial. I LOVE bread and butter pickles. I am going to add this to my Fall bucket list.
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Did you use regular cucs or pickling cucs?
Hmm I should know this shouldn't I? They were given to us, I believe they were just regular ones. I haven't cracked a jar open yet to try them because I wanted to give them a oouple days to set. Cross your fingers, hope they taste like they look! 🙂
Seems so simple! I always thought the process would be hard. Thanks so much for sharing this. My family loves to snack on pickles.
My 5 year old loves pickles! He always asks for ham and cheese and pickle sandwiches! I would love to try to make my own! New follower here from the link party! Would love for you to visit me and join my site as well!
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I love pickles! I wish I had a garden so I could grow my own veggies because I've always wanted to learn how to can.
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I love pickles. These look great!
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Big pickle fan here! great post on how to do your own. I'd love for you to come share it at our weekly recipe/cuisine linky party!
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YUM! I love pickles, or gherkins, as we call them here in NZ. 😛
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This seems so simple! I have always been afraid to make my own pickles for fear of botulism or something! Thanks you for sharing at All my Bloggy Friends. I'm looking forward to seeing what you share this week! 🙂
Wow, you make it look so easy! They look so delicious. I really want to do this one of these days. Thanks so much for sharing at A Bouquet of Talent. So happy to have you! 🙂
Interesting! So much easier than I would have thought!
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I just started canning this year and want to try pickles. Great post! Please come share at my Blog Fest: http://fresh-eggs-daily.blogspot.com/2012/10/farm-girl-blog-fest-6.html
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