pickles

[kernbigo]

I made several jars late last summer, and tried 2 jars so far. They suck through both out, not crisp and way to sour. I sliced mine the long way on the 2 jars i tryed and i have a quart that i sliced cross way i have not tried yet .. 

 

[SmokinAl]

What recipe did you use?

Al

 

[kernbigo]

the one you put in jars, like pints and quarts

 

[dirtsailor2003]

That's crazy I made that same recipe, the one you put in jars, like pints and quarts and they were the best damn pickles I've ever had!

 

[SmokinAl]

Here is a recipe that I guarantee won't give you soft pickles.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/...date-ready-to-eat-in-3-days-with-vac-canister

Al

 

[myownidaho]

My recipe is 6 cups cider vinegar to 9 cups of water. 3/4 cup pickling salt and 1/4 cup sugar. Bring to a boil and pour over your washed and packed cucumbers. I also add a couple of sliced garlic cloves, fresh dill and one small dried chili to each jar. The only time I had a problem was when I did a batch and didn't use pickling cucumbers.

 

[kernbigo]

what did you do for processing them i vacuum packed mine? They were soft and very sour.

 

[daveomak]

 
what did you do for processing them i vacuum packed mine? They were soft and very sour.

Please post the exact recipe you used....   Did you cut 1/4" from the flower end of the cuke...  what type of cukes did you use.....

 

[myownidaho]

 
what did you do for processing them i vacuum packed mine? They were soft and very sour.

I use quart jars and water bath to make them shelf stable. I do keep them whole. One thing I did early on was switch from white vinegar to cider vinegar because the white was just too much.

 

[kernbigo]

yes i did cut the end off, i do use a ref. recipe that always turns out good but this one sure didn't.

The recipe starts out(garlic dill pickles update ready to eat in 3 days)

in each jar put

1 onion slice 1 heaping tb minced garlic or 3 cloves etc.

 

[SmokinAl]

 
yes i did cut the end off, i do use a ref. recipe that always turns out good but this one sure didn't.

The recipe starts out(garlic dill pickles update ready to eat in 3 days)

in each jar put

1 onion slice 1 heaping tb minced garlic or 3 cloves etc.

One of the keys to getting crispy pickles is to start with very hard pickling cukes.

If they are not hard to begin with they won't be crispy when they are ready to eat.

I like to use the smaller ones with very little seeds.

Al

 

[kernbigo]

my other recipe for ref.dill  pickles , they are super crisp, same cucumbers. Also these are real sour.

 

[biteme7951]

 
yes i did cut the end off, i do use a ref. recipe that always turns out good but this one sure didn't.

The recipe starts out(garlic dill pickles update ready to eat in 3 days)

in each jar put

1 onion slice 1 heaping tb minced garlic or 3 cloves etc.

I made a large batch (several jars and a couple canisters) of this recipe that Al has mentioned. These were by far the best pickles I have made to date. My son even accused me of not making them as they were so good.....what's up with that??? I used the vac canisters and the lid attachment to seal several wide mouth quart jars. That were excellent after a few days and only improved with age.

Barry.

 

[ab canuck]

I have found the best way for pickles is a fresh firm pickling cuke, and also the recipe we have has Alum in it. Without the Alum i have found every pickle we tried in past batches were soft of mushy no crunch..

 

[myownidaho]

I have found the best way for pickles is a fresh firm pickling cuke, and also the recipe we have has Alum in it. Without the Alum i have found every pickle we tried in past batches were soft of mushy no crunch..

Alum? Interesting. I've used pickle crisp for canning peperoncini which is Calcium Chloride.

 

[dirtsailor2003]

"I made several jars late last summer, and tried 2 jars so far. They suck through both out, not crisp and way to sour. I sliced mine the long way on the 2 jars i tryed and i have a quart that i sliced cross way i have not tried yet ."

"the one you put in jars, like pints and quarts"

"my other recipe for ref.dill  pickles , they are super crisp, same cucumbers. Also these are real sour."

I have found that when asking about what went wrong with a recipe one needs to post the full recipe.

With out the full recipe its a crap shoot. From what you've posted I've come to the conclusion that its the jars as you mentioned them in two posts...

 

 

 

sour pickle.jpg

• dirtsailor2003
• Feb 20, 2017

 

[nimrod]

Dirtsailor,

 That is one mean looking pickle!

 Craig

 

[ironhorse07]

Why won't my car start? I did the same thing I always do but this time it won't start.

 

[kernbigo]

instead of alum i used (ball pickle crisp), which i use in my ref. recipe and they are super crisp. 

 

[daveomak]

Why won't my car start? I did the same thing I always do but this time it won't start.