Cecils Tangy Pickles Recipes

Steps:

• In a large glass or stainless steel bowl, toss vegetables with 2 tablespoons salt. Cover with crushed ice and mix well. Refrigerate, covered, 8 hours. Drain and rinse; drain well. Return to bowl., In a saucepan, combine sugar, vinegar, celery seed and remaining salt. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 1 minute. Pour over cucumber mixture; stir to combine., Transfer to freezer containers or canning jars, leaving 1-in. headspace; cool completely. Freeze, covered, up to 6 weeks., Thaw in refrigerator before serving. Store thawed pickles in the refrigerator up to 2 weeks.

Steps:

• Place cucumbers, onions, pickling salt, and water in a large, non-reactive bowl. Cover and allow cucumbers to soak for 2 hours. Drain the water from the onions and cucumbers through a colander and rinse well for 5 minutes. Drain well and set aside.
• Combine the vinegars, sugar, mustard seeds, turmeric, cloves, garlic, and peppers in a medium saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and add the cucumbers and onions. Bring to a simmer and remove the saucepan from the heat.
• Fill each of the hot sterilized pint-size preserving jars with the pickle mixture, dividing them evenly, and enough of the liquid to come within 1/2-inch of the top. Add 1/2 teaspoon of Natural Pickle Crisp to each jar, if desired. With a clean damp towel, wipe the rim and fit with a hot lid. Screw on the metal ring just until the point of resistance is met. Process the jars in a hot-water bath for 15 minutes.
• Using tongs, remove the jars, place on a towel, and let cool. Test the seals by allowing the jars to stand at room temperature overnight or until the lids pop. Tighten the rings and store in a cool dry place. Let the pickles age for at least 2 weeks before using.

Steps:

• 1. Place a strainer over a large bowl. 2. Pour Whole jar of pickles into strainer allowing large bowl to catch juice. 3. Repeat the process for half of the jalapeño jar. 4. (Optional strain a jar of other pickled products into the strainer) 5. Then mix cut onions and garlic pieces into the strainer 6. Then layer items back into jar using the following technique --------1 tbsp Cayenne Pepper --------1 tbsp Creole Seasoning --------1 tsp Red or Black Pepper --------¼ cup Sugar --------Pickle mixture 7. Repeat until you reach top of jar. 8. (Optional use Sea Salt as final layer) 9. Then pour as much juice as you can back into jar. 10. Leave in refrigerator until sugar dissolves. Make sure to flip jar daily. *It takes a little over a week to dissolve all the sugar.*