Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Canning: Cucumbers

My cucumber plant only produced blooms this year. Fortunately my mom has had a bumper crop this year. I took this



and ended up with this.

I canned dill pickle spears and slices. I also canned Bread & Butter slices. Those are my favorite. If you have never canned pickles, you should give it a try! Much easier then I thought it would be.

5 comments:

thehomespunheart said...

You've been canning too!!! Great job - what a terrific feeling and I love opening my cabinet to see all those beautiful jars lined up! :)

Mary Ann said...

I did pickles too this year and was surprised at how easy they are to make! Great job!

Melissa @ Breath of Life said...

Glad you're back! I'm determined that I'll make pickles at some point in the future...but just can't seem to get it together right now.

Mrs. U said...

Ooh!! Would you mind sharing your recipe for dill pickles? I have never tried making them because everyone around here only makes bread and butter pickles and we LOVE dill!!

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Mrs. U

myheartislalwayshome said...

Mrs U,
I don't have a secret recipe for dill pickles. I used the bag of Ball Dill Pickle Mix. The directions are on the back. You mix the season packet with vinegar & simmer, then you ladle over your jars of cucumbers. Then you process according to the package directions. Not sure if your Walmart has a clearance isle. During the winter I found the pickle mixes there for .25 cents a bag. Let me know if you attempt this.