Wonder Pickles Recipes

Steps:

• Gently scrub pickles with a vegetable brush and rinse with cool water. Dry thoroughly. In a large stoneware crock or a deep enamel kettle sprinkle in half of pickling spices, dill and garlic over the bottom. Layer cucumbers in crock, filling to within 3 inches of top. Sprinkle with remaining pickling spices, dill and garlic. Mix vinegar with salt and 2 quarrts of water. Pour over cucumbers, to cover. Weight with a plate and cans, making sure cucumbers are completely submerged. Cover loosely with cheesecloth. Check pickles each day and skim off scum as it forms -- it may not begin to form until fifth day. Do not stir pickles, but make sure they remain completely submerged in brine at all times. If necessary, add additional brine. Leave for 3 to 4 weeks. Pickles will turn an olive-drab color and texture will be soft-crisp and be uniformly translucent. Let stand or an additional month to develop flavor, replacing brine as necessary.;

Steps:

• Sterilize 8 pint jars.
• Make syrup by, putting the sugar, vinegar and water in a large pot, stirring until the sugar dissolves, and bring to a boil, when you fill jars have it at a full boil.
• Peel the cucumbers, cut in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds.
• Cut cucumbers into1/2 " spears that are about 3/4 " shorter than the pint jar, thus allowing some headroom. As you are cutting up the cukes put the prepared ones in ice-water until you put them into the jars Pack jars tightly with the spears standing upright( spears go on top of the spices already in the jar).
• Fill jars with boiling vinegar/syrup , make sure the jar's edges are clean with no vinegar/syrup on them. Place a lid on and screw on the ring.
• Check that they have popped.
• Leave for at least 2 weeks & enjoy.

Steps:

• Drain juice from pickles,discard.
• Rinse pickles well, and cut into 1/2 inch cubes.
• Place back into jar.
• Bring sugar, vinegar, cloves and bay leaves to a boil in med. saucepan.
• Pour over cubed pickles. Place lid back on.
• Let stand for 24 hours in the boiled liquid.
• Pour liquid into saucepan and bring to a boil for the second time.
• Pour back into jar, covering the cubed pickles.
• Cool, then store in refrigerator.
• Note: time doesn't include standing time.