Time for the next step in making 14 Day Pickles. After letting your cucumbers sit in the brine for a week-there will be a little mold on top of the water-you can see what mine looks like in the photo above.
First, skim off the mold. I use a slotted spoon to scoop it out. After removing the mold-take out the jar/weight and plate and rinse them off.
Next you need to pour out the brine-I pour mine into the sink-using a colander to catch the cucumbers. No need to wash the crock out-if you see any pieces of mold you can wipe or rinse it out. Place cucumbers back into the crock.
Bring one gallon of water to a boil and pour over cucumbers.
Place your plate and mason jar/weight back on the cucumbers to submerge them under the water. Cover and let sit overnight.
Tomorrow-we get to slice the cucumbers and add some ingredients.
Tipper
Tipper,
Good luck with the pickling. I’m
sure they’ll be good.
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I have to start over, as soon as I find more cukes. Last week I bought a half-batch-worth (18 cucumbers) from a local farmstand. They didn’t seem quite as firm and fresh-picked as I would like, but they were all I could find. Carried them home in a canvas bag, then realized I didn’t have non-iodized salt. So I did a whole grocery/errands run and then got tied up in regular chores and the pickles were forgotten. Next morning I thought “Whoa! Make the pickles!” Looked in the canvas bag and…every single cucumber was dusty with mold. OH it makes me so MAD when I waste food! Couldn’t even feed these things to the hens.
I’m going to ask a friend if she grew cukes this year, and trade her some fresh eggs. 🙂
So far, so good. We can’t wait to taste these pickles!
Mark-I’ve never seen bread n butter pickles made that way but I guess they could be : ) Here’s my favorite recipe for bread n butter pickles:
https://blindpigandtheacorn.com/blind_pig_the_acorn/2012/07/aunt-lees-bread-and-butter-pickles.html
Thank you for the comment-have a great day!!
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You are making my mouth water. I love a good pickle.
Can you make bread and butter pickles ths way?
I love your 14-day pickles! How many times (every year for a long time, ever since I first was given the recipe) did I make 14 day pickles when I lived in the mountains! But now, alas, I don’t make them any more. Sometimes I get a wonderful gift of a jar from some of my kin in the mountains who still make this wonderful recipe from summer’s bounty. I’ve never found anything like these on grocery shelves–unless it is in a “tourist attraction” shop in the mountains that sells locally-grown and local-made items. Best wishes as you proceed with your pickles! Yum, yum for winter eating!
Tipper, I know these pickles are a lot of time to make but they are soooo worth it. They are irreplaceable in some recipes and they wonderful gifts!
I had to laugh at myself!! I threw out a batch of pickles years ago that I was making because they got mold on top of the water!! Live and learn I guess!!