question about making pickles . . .

[KatyTheChickenLady]

I've never made them . . . I was just gifted several boxes of LARGE cucumbers . . . I don't like cucumbers so thought I would try my hand at pickle making. I see that most recipes call for small cucumbers and can understand why, but was wondering if anyone had a good one that used the large cucumbers. Thanks in advance!

 

[DuckLady]

You can make bread and butter pickles!

I think I posted a recipe in here somewhere. I will see if I can scare it up.

 

[DuckLady]

Here is one
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=234186

Looks good!

 

[Sugar Sand Farm]

SIL brought me a bunch of large cucumbers with the request for garlic pickles. I just sliced them into spears and used them. They were as crunchy but the taste was great. He was very happy with them.

 

[dipence71]

As I sit here munching on homemade kosher dill pickles...

Yes I use all sizes of cucumbers and it really depends on what you want. But I used very large ones and made spears and they are just fine. Just be sure to soak in ICE water for a minimum of 2-4 hrs before pickling it helps them stay crispy.
"crunch" as I take another bite of my huge speared pickle" LOL

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

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thanks! do I soak them in ice water before cutting into spears or after? would you share your recipe? please

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

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Garlic pickles sound awesome, care to share your recipe and instructions? thanks!

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

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thank you ! I'm going to try these . . . how does a bread and butter pickle differ in taste from a dill? are they "sweet" pickles?

 

[wombat]

I had a bunch of nearly 10" cukes ... cut them in half, then into spears. They made great refrigerator pickles.

We'll make more this weekend.

We didn't plant a lot of cukes this year, so no actual canning this time around, but refrigerator pickles are fun, easy, and I can make a few jars with one recipe, then a few more with another ...

The ones a made a few weeks ago turned out so well that I'm definately planting a load of pickling sized cukes next year.