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 6 cups cucumbers, sliced 3 medium onions, sliced 1 sweet green pepper 1/2 cup canning salt 2 cups vinegar 2 cups boiling water 1 tsp. mustard seed 1 tsp. celery seed 1/2 tsp. turmeric 1 1/2 cups sugar Sort cucumbers, discarding any with blemishes. Wash well. Mix cucumbers, onions, green pepper and salt; let stand 2 hours. Drain and rinse off excess salt. Combine vinegar, boiling water, mustard seed, celery seed, turmeric and sugar. Bring to a boil. Combine with cucumbers. Cook 5 minutes. Pack into hot sterilized jars leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Wipe rim of jar with a damp paper towel. Adjust 2 piece caps. Note: Original recipe did not call for further processing, but current recommendations are to process in a boiling water bath canner for 10 minutes. To avoid a cloudy brine or darkened pickles, do not use common table salt (use only canning salt). Yield: Three 1/2 pint jars. Recipe by: Mrs. Mercer, Kentucky State Fair and Mercer Co. Fair, Blue Ribbon Winner | |
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recipe reviews #42091
Donna (Michigan) says:
These are outstanding, so easy to make. It was my first time making sweet pickles and it could not have been easier. My husband couldn't get enough, gave a jar to our neighbor to try!!! Making another batch for the winter.
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Kat (Michigan) says:
I would love to try this, but can you slice the cucumbers to bite size to get more in the jars? Thank you!
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Cooks.com replies:
Hi Kat,
You can use this same recipe for small cucumber chunks.
-- CM
You can use this same recipe for small cucumber chunks.
-- CM
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DESIRE'E (Washington) says:
Easy, fast, and yummy. A big hit!
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Linda (Alabama) says:
I had a great time with this! I'd never made pickles before, and I was totally not sure about adding onions to "sweet" pickles. So I made "chips" with the original recipe, but made "spears" without the onion and bell pepper. Both were equally good. I DID double the recipe and I got 7 PINTS. My only problem now is finding "pickly worthy" people to give them to. :-D
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Liz (Texas) says:
I followed the recipie exactly; excellent taste. The yield was 7 half pints yet the recipie says 3. Also wondered how thick to cut the cucumber slices; I used my mandolin for slices about 1/8th to 1/4-inch and that seemed to work ok.
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Cooks.com replies:
Hi Liz,
Using a mandolin or food processor works well. The thicker the slices, the more room the pickles will use in the jar. Using smaller cucumbers allows more to fit in a jar, too, so pickles may vary from batch to batch. Thank you for taking the time to share your results!
-- CM
Using a mandolin or food processor works well. The thicker the slices, the more room the pickles will use in the jar. Using smaller cucumbers allows more to fit in a jar, too, so pickles may vary from batch to batch. Thank you for taking the time to share your results!
-- CM
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Nancy Johnson (Washington) says:
My daughter and I made pickles for the first time. It was very easy. I can not wait to taste them. How long do you need to keep them before you can start to eat them?
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Whitney (Maryland) says:
These pickles were great!
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Lori (Montana) says:
I made these last year, and they are delicious! To the person who said she wasnt sure about using onions, you really should try it, it is delicious. My son hates onions, but will eat this, with onions, on everything! Think of relish, it has onions in it. It really adds to the flavor!
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Melissa (New Hampshire) says:
I just made a triple batch and I used the exact amount of canning salt the recipe called for and my pickles are horribly salty and I rinsed excessivly after the 2 hour salt soak! Any ideas what happened?
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Daniellekensit (Quebec) replies:
Melissa, I think maybe when you tripled the recipe,. It created a malfunction...
I have been searching for a good pickle recipe, and as I compare.. though the amount of cucumber varies greatly from recipe to recipe, the salt level seems the same.. I bet if you retry the recipe, and double triple or double it up, it will work much better.. I am about to try a batch of this now, because after all my searches this recipe seems to have all the best reviews.
I have been searching for a good pickle recipe, and as I compare.. though the amount of cucumber varies greatly from recipe to recipe, the salt level seems the same.. I bet if you retry the recipe, and double triple or double it up, it will work much better.. I am about to try a batch of this now, because after all my searches this recipe seems to have all the best reviews.
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Rockie (Washington) says:
If you have an excess of zucchini in your garden, they make wonderful bread and butter pickles. No difference at all in the taste. If they are very large it doesn't make a difference. Just cut them to size.
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Dottie (West Virginia) says:
Assuming you are supposed to put all the liquid into the jars, this recipe made four and a half pints of pickles, not three half-pints. I only used two onions, which seemed like plenty. It didn't say how to cut the peppers, one batch I chopped them, next batch I sliced them on my electric slicer, along with the onions and cukes, OK either way. I haven't tried them yet, but they smelled great!
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Ron (Pennsylvania) says:
So far everything came out perfect. My question is when are the processed jars ready to eat? Can they be eaten immediately or is there a certain amount of shelf time before using?
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Shirley Erkila (Ontario) says:
Great recipe. I've been making it for a few years now. I put in 1 cup sugar and put in just enough sweet red pepper for colour. It is quite salty so I will reduce the amount of salt next time. I rinsed a few times but it still tastes salty. I got 4 pint jars.
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Lori (Oregon) says:
I doubled this recipe b/c it stated that it yielded only 3 1/2 pint jars, when I saw how much it made I scrolled through all the comments and knew to not only prepare 7-10 pints but to not double the salt. I did do the onions (sliced in circles) and chopped the green pepper and I ended up with exactly 10 pint jars. It is fabulous. Perfect for both the sweet and savory guest.
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Barbara (British Columbia) says:
First time making pickles. Delicious. Sweet and a little salty. Really good. I put in 8 cups cukes. Worked just fine.
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