Canning and Home preserving

[igorsMistress]

I make really goog home made dressing why do I think I got it from IM?

What’s in it Penny? I’m sure you’ve put a spin on it.

 

[Folly's place]

German potato salad! The only REAL potato salad!
And Peg Bracken's chocolate cake, the easiest and best ever. And in canned tomatoes. And of course, washing windows (the clear, not the cider vinegar).
Mary

 

[Folly's place]

Bread and butter pickles, the only kind i can make. Love them!
I've never made an edible dill pickle, and have given up. Also sweet gerkins, better from the store than mine.
Mary

 

[RainbowHen]

Bread and butter pickles, the only kind i can make. Love them!
I've never made an edible dill pickle, and have given up. Also sweet gerkins, better from the store than mine.
Mary

My Dill pickles definitely don't taste store bought but I like them much better. Each pint gets 1tsp salt, 1tsp mustard seed, 1tsp Dill seed, 1/2tsp peppercorns, 1/2tsp Dill weed, 1/2tsp hot pepper flakes and a couple cloves of garlic. I'll add 1 bay leaf or some pickle crisp to each jar if I have it. 1/2 and 1/2 solution of white vinegar and distilled water. I will also add fresh dill flowers if I have them growing. Use the same recipe for my Dilly beans. Bread and Butter pickles I am still working on. Many recipes I have found I just don't care for.

 

[RainbowHen]

Only freezer is way to keep it leanred that from Grandma like at 6

Same here. I don't mind the canned cubes but if I have the freezer space frozen is my preference.

 

[RainbowHen]

The only thing I use ACV for is in my homemade salad dressings.

Yes! I do love ACV for many recipes, just not in my pickles

 

[drstratton]

Thank you! When freezing do you cook it beforehand?

Same here. I don't mind the canned cubes but if I have the freezer space frozen is my preference.

 

[Folly's place]

I like your recipe, sounds good. For bread and butter pickles, the Good Housekeeping recipe (red and white checked cookbook) is really good!
Mary

 

[RainbowHen]

Thank you! When freezing do you cook it beforehand?

Oh yes. Only way to puree it.

 

[RainbowHen]

I like your recipe, sounds good. For bread and butter pickles, the Good Housekeeping recipe (red and white checked cookbook) is really good!
Mary

I'll have to check it out! I like to add my spices right to the jars. Don't like cooking them with the brine. Never turns out right.