Pickle Time

[bill ace 350]

Time to make some more water bathed pickles. I just finished the last of 20+ quarts and a few pints from 2 years ago.
They were Mrs. Wages Kosher Dill.

This time I'm making more Kosher Dills, some Polish Diils and some hot pickles, all using Mrs. Wages products.

Hopefully this weekend if the Mennonite store has some cucumbers on Friday, if not next weekend after a trip to the farmers market.

Same setup as last time, 2 canners on the Camp Chef.

 

[clifish]

in for the progress and the Mrs. Wages..have not tried

 

[JLinza]

Im in...

 

[Fueling Around]

Sounds fun
Don't make pickles anymore. Kids gone and wife doesn't eat enough to justify a single water bath load.
I bought a Camp Chef (or Outdoor Cooker as they were know 30 years ago) 2 burner unit specifically for water bath canning or scalding for freezing.
These days gets most used to boil my bagel dogs and bagels. The water bath kettle is the perfect size for bagels.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Time to make some more water bathed pickles. I just finished the last of 20+ quarts and a few pints from 2 years ago.
They were Mrs. Wages Kosher Dill.

This time I'm making more Kosher Dills, some Polish Diils and some hot pickles, all using Mrs. Wages products.

Hopefully this weekend if the Mennonite store has some cucumbers on Friday, if not next weekend after a trip to the farmers market.

Same setup as last time, 2 canners on the Camp Chef.

I tried Mrs Wage pickling vinegar on my green tomato relish recently. Had a really bad flavor and had to throw them out.

 

[bill ace 350]

I tried Mrs Wage pickling vinegar on my green tomato relish recently. Had a really bad flavor and had to throw them out.

I never used Mrs. Wages vinegar, just their brine packets. The Kosher Dills is made were too salty/sour, so I ended up adding white sugar.

 

[bill ace 350]

Sounds fun
Don't make pickles anymore. Kids gone and wife doesn't eat enough to justify a single water bath load.
I bought a Camp Chef (or Outdoor Cooker as they were know 30 years ago) 2 burner unit specifically for water bath canning or scalding for freezing.
These days gets most used to boil my bagel dogs and bagels. The water bath kettle is the perfect size for bagels.

Same setup....

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

I never used Mrs. Wages vinegar, just their brine packets. The Kosher Dills is made were too salty/sour, so I ended up adding white sugar.

I figured out where I went wrong. Was suppose to use cider not white! I was trying to tweak my recipe and entered it in wrong. Getting more tomatoes tomorrow.

 

[bill ace 350]

I figured out where I went wrong. Was suppose to use cider not white! I was trying to tweak my recipe and entered it in wrong. Getting more tomatoes tomorrow.

Hope it turns out good!

 

[bill ace 350]

7qts Polish Dill out of the waterbath.

I added pickle crisp to each jar, a garlic clove, black mustard seed, peppercorns, and a little crushed red pepper to each jar.

 

[02ebz06]

My mother used to can and my youngest son does.
Guess the canning gene skipped a generation. Haha

 

[bill ace 350]

My mother used to can and my youngest son does.
Guess the canning gene skipped a generation. Haha

I haven't been doing it for real long, but add it to the hobby list.

I love going to the kitchen and grabbing some pickles, canned chicken or beef, or some stew for a easy, good tasting meal!

 

[bill ace 350]

Been 2 weeks. Just did a side by side comparison between Kosher Dill and Polish Dill. They were both outstanding! Very crunchy this time. Wish I had made more!

 

[Steve H]

Been 2 weeks. Just did a side by side comparison between Kosher Dill and Polish Dill. They were both outstanding! Very crunchy this time. Wish I had made more!

Nice! Pickle crisp makes a big difference. I was using Alum. But switched to pickle crisp awhile ago. I guess I'm just lazy. I don't bother water bathing them. Not to mention they are not going to last long anyways!

 

[bill ace 350]

I made 14 quarts. Next up are some hot peppers

 

[Fueling Around]

... Next up are some hot peppers

Do you brine them or pressure cook?
I have my mother's pressure canner but have never tried it

 

[bill ace 350]

Do you brine them or pressure cook?
I have my mother's pressure canner but have never tried it

I use a water bath. Just a recipe from Ball.
You need to try the pressure canner. Great for canning chicken and beef, beef stew etc.