Joannes Sweet And Hot Pickles Recipes

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:

• In a large nonreactive bowl, combine cucumbers, onion and salt. Cover with crushed ice and mix well. Let stand 3 hours. Drain; rinse and drain thoroughly., In a Dutch oven, combine sugar, water, vinegars, mustard seed, celery seed and peppercorns. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add cucumber mixture; return to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 4-5 minutes or until heated through., Carefully ladle hot mixture into 4 hot wide-mouth 1-pint jars, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. Add 3 garlic cloves and 1 bay leaf to each jar. Remove air bubbles and, if necessary, adjust headspace by adding hot pickling liquid. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight. , Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

Steps:

• Drain the whole Valistic Kosher Dill Pickles and slice them the desired thickness.
• Put half the sliced pickles into a gallown jar.
• Add Sugar.
• Add Tabassco Sauce.
• Add Garlic, crushed.
• Add the remaining half of the sliced pickles in the gallon jar.
• Cover with a lid.
• Turn jar twice (2 times) a day for 7 days.

Steps:

• Stuff the cucumbers and dill into a 1-quart glass or plastic jar with a tight-fitting lid.
• In another 1-quart jar, combine the vinegar, water, sugar, salt and mustard. Close the jar and shake vigorously until the sugar and salt dissolve. Pour over the cucumbers, cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours (preferably overnight) or up to 1 month.

Steps:

• Scrub the cucumbers and put them in a crock or some other container and cover with boiling water.
• Let stand for 24 hours.
• Drain.
• Repeat this process for 3 more days.
• (Total of 4 days).
• On the 5th day, remove the cucumbers, rinse well in cold water and cut them into chunks.
• Combine the vinegar, sugar, salt and the spices (tied in cheesecloth) and bring to a boil.
• Pour over the sliced cucumbers.
• Let stand 24 hours.
• On the 6th day drain the syrup back into a saucepan, bring to a boil, (along with the spicebag) and pour again over the cucumbers.
• Let stand another 24 hours.
• On the 7th day drain the syrup again, bring to boil and pour over the cucumbers.
• On the 8th and final day, drain the syrup, bring to a boil.
• Put the pickles into hot sterilized pint jars along with a piece of hot pepper, and pour the boiling hot syrup over.
• Process in a boiling water bath for ten minutes.
• *Usecayenne peppers, or whatever fresh hot peppers you may have.
• Be careful though to not add too much, as pickles may be too hot.
• These are also excellent without the hot peppers.