LOL!!! You are too funny! I just love your stuff! Everytime I see one of your videos it makes me think...I can do this. You are so creative and knowledgable! You help me make my family happier. Blessings :)
I just wanted to give you an update on the pickles I made. They are amazing!!! My family loves them...and they are not sweet pickle fans! The 8# of pickles I was concerned about turned out to be 10pints!!! I am now on day 6 of the second batch. You have a gifting from above...you are wonderful teacher...thank you!! I only got a you tube account so I could post comments. I love all your friends as well...great information! Keep up the good work!!
@motherleeful O.k....now you've made my heart happy! I'm going to go make a video for you right now...watch for it...it will be about using pantry staples to make a quick, nutritious, no-cook snack. LOL Seriously, I'm so glad to hear that your pickles came out good. I think they're delicious. I'm on my third batch. Thank heavens my cucumbers have finally died because I'm SO tired of making pickles. I made 3 bathes of sweet and 1 big batch of dills...enough to last of for several years.
Hi katzcradul! My mom has made this pickles for years but she does not use ginger and cinnamon - she uses cinnamon sticks and whole cloves. She also does lengthwise quarters. The alum makes them crispy and they are delicious. Her recipe was titled 14 day crystal pickles.
@dleachtam My grandmother's recipe didn't call for ginger either, but I thought it sounded good, so I put just a pinch in. I too use cinnamon sticks and have thought of putting in a few cloves. In fact, I thought I remembered that my grandmother put clove in as well, and was surprised when I got the old recipe from my uncle and cloves weren't included in the list of ingredients. I have another batch in the crock right now...I might just throw a few whole cloves in. Thanks for commenting.
Help! I am such a newbie...when you said 8# of pickles I bought 8# of pickles. I have been reading in the Ball Blue book and have figured out...I have a ton of pickles! lol Anyway, today is the 4th day and I measured them...21cups of pickles! Ok, so...how do I make sure the recipe covers that amount? Also, what does going to seed or making seed mean? I have a beautiful basil plant and the little flowers on are turning brown. Should I harvest the rest of the basil?
@motherleeful The best way to know how much of the vinegar brine to make is to pour off all the extra water until your pickles are covered with about 1" of water. Then pour that water off into a measuring cup. That's how much brine you'll need. When a plant thinks it's done producing for the season, it 'goes to seed' or 'sets seed'. You can delay this by picking fruit continually, and by pinching off flowers on herbs. You should pinch the basil flowers immediately if you want more basil.
I am racking my brain, trying to remember if the bowl to soak the cukes in (while waiting to pickle) has to be non-metal or not. I know the bucket/crock you said could not be metal. I have a bunch of cukes from my father-in-law's garden and am not quite ready to try this recipe out yet. Can I use a metal bowl to put them in ice water for the next couple days, until I'm ready to start this? Thanks for helpin' out a newbie! :)
Thanks again for thegreat recipe! I added it to my favs so I can go back to it when I have some cucumbers. Oh, and I do the same thing with the kettle, I use it to warm up my dish water too! I think I'm going to buy a backup kettle because if it stops working I'll really miss it.
Well, I sure will be trying this recipe. Thanks for sharing. I have 2 and 5 gallon crocks that I bought years ago when I was working....Some people collect dolls.....I have been collecting canning supplies.....so off to the farmers market I will go tomorrow, I have only canned pickles from the Ball book, I can't wait to get them started...
@OMGDeadlyBunnyS80 LOL...I was racking my brain to remember having said '10 cents' anywhere in that video. OMG! Brain cramp! I'm over 50 you know. (Is that a good excuse? LOL)
What a treasure you have in that recipe. I am so happy you shared it with us. I, for one, and putting this in my special notebook of family recipes. : ) Noreen
LOL!!! You are too funny! I just love your stuff! Everytime I see one of your videos it makes me think...I can do this. You are so creative and knowledgable! You help me make my family happier. Blessings :)
motherleeful 6 months ago
I just wanted to give you an update on the pickles I made. They are amazing!!! My family loves them...and they are not sweet pickle fans! The 8# of pickles I was concerned about turned out to be 10pints!!! I am now on day 6 of the second batch. You have a gifting from above...you are wonderful teacher...thank you!! I only got a you tube account so I could post comments. I love all your friends as well...great information! Keep up the good work!!
motherleeful 6 months ago
@motherleeful O.k....now you've made my heart happy! I'm going to go make a video for you right now...watch for it...it will be about using pantry staples to make a quick, nutritious, no-cook snack. LOL Seriously, I'm so glad to hear that your pickles came out good. I think they're delicious. I'm on my third batch. Thank heavens my cucumbers have finally died because I'm SO tired of making pickles. I made 3 bathes of sweet and 1 big batch of dills...enough to last of for several years.
katzcradul 6 months ago
Hi katzcradul! My mom has made this pickles for years but she does not use ginger and cinnamon - she uses cinnamon sticks and whole cloves. She also does lengthwise quarters. The alum makes them crispy and they are delicious. Her recipe was titled 14 day crystal pickles.
dleachtam 6 months ago
@dleachtam My grandmother's recipe didn't call for ginger either, but I thought it sounded good, so I put just a pinch in. I too use cinnamon sticks and have thought of putting in a few cloves. In fact, I thought I remembered that my grandmother put clove in as well, and was surprised when I got the old recipe from my uncle and cloves weren't included in the list of ingredients. I have another batch in the crock right now...I might just throw a few whole cloves in. Thanks for commenting.
katzcradul 6 months ago
Help! I am such a newbie...when you said 8# of pickles I bought 8# of pickles. I have been reading in the Ball Blue book and have figured out...I have a ton of pickles! lol Anyway, today is the 4th day and I measured them...21cups of pickles! Ok, so...how do I make sure the recipe covers that amount? Also, what does going to seed or making seed mean? I have a beautiful basil plant and the little flowers on are turning brown. Should I harvest the rest of the basil?
motherleeful 6 months ago
@motherleeful The best way to know how much of the vinegar brine to make is to pour off all the extra water until your pickles are covered with about 1" of water. Then pour that water off into a measuring cup. That's how much brine you'll need. When a plant thinks it's done producing for the season, it 'goes to seed' or 'sets seed'. You can delay this by picking fruit continually, and by pinching off flowers on herbs. You should pinch the basil flowers immediately if you want more basil.
katzcradul 6 months ago
I am racking my brain, trying to remember if the bowl to soak the cukes in (while waiting to pickle) has to be non-metal or not. I know the bucket/crock you said could not be metal. I have a bunch of cukes from my father-in-law's garden and am not quite ready to try this recipe out yet. Can I use a metal bowl to put them in ice water for the next couple days, until I'm ready to start this? Thanks for helpin' out a newbie! :)
mrscrowsvenom 7 months ago
@mrscrowsvenom As long as the cukes have not been sliced.
katzcradul 7 months ago
Very pretty! Doesn't it feel very satisfying to know how great these will taste in January?
horticultureandhomes 7 months ago
@horticultureandhomes Yes. You are so right.
katzcradul 7 months ago
I will have to try these. My mom makes 14 day sweet pickles and they are like candy when eating them. Yummo!
quilterinthewoods62 7 months ago
@quilterinthewoods62 I probably don't put as much sugar as you mom because I still like a little bit of a bite from the vinegar. I hope you try them.
katzcradul 7 months ago
great video!!!...going to try this recipe....thanks!!!
flyguy1725 7 months ago
@flyguy1725 Please, check back in and let me know how you like them.
katzcradul 7 months ago
Thanks again for thegreat recipe! I added it to my favs so I can go back to it when I have some cucumbers. Oh, and I do the same thing with the kettle, I use it to warm up my dish water too! I think I'm going to buy a backup kettle because if it stops working I'll really miss it.
GrammyTammi 7 months ago
@GrammyTammi Yes, the electric kettle is a money saving, time saving tool. Thanks for commenting.
katzcradul 7 months ago
Well, I sure will be trying this recipe. Thanks for sharing. I have 2 and 5 gallon crocks that I bought years ago when I was working....Some people collect dolls.....I have been collecting canning supplies.....so off to the farmers market I will go tomorrow, I have only canned pickles from the Ball book, I can't wait to get them started...
iamscrappybuttons 7 months ago
$0.10 is a really good deal.
OMGDeadlyBunnyS80 7 months ago
@OMGDeadlyBunnyS80 10 cents?
katzcradul 7 months ago
@katzcradul yea you said the collinder cost $0.10 at a garage sale.
OMGDeadlyBunnyS80 7 months ago
@OMGDeadlyBunnyS80 LOL...I was racking my brain to remember having said '10 cents' anywhere in that video. OMG! Brain cramp! I'm over 50 you know. (Is that a good excuse? LOL)
katzcradul 7 months ago
What a treasure you have in that recipe. I am so happy you shared it with us. I, for one, and putting this in my special notebook of family recipes. : ) Noreen
atticus9799 7 months ago
Dang, that looks bomb! I'm thinking of going off my raw diet just to try this out. :)
SugarFreeTargets 7 months ago
Thanks for sharing all your knowledge.
southernprepper1 7 months ago
tried and true recipes are simply the best. Thanks for all of your tips and techniques.
kelliejelly2000 7 months ago