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Cooking & Baking

dballance

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4. My mom used to make pickles in big earthen crock pots.

Reply to Erich Bloodaxe BSN (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 22, 2014, 11:32 PM

Nov 2014

Wish I had one of those now. It was really only the tomatoes and green beans from the garden I recall her heat canning in big canner on the stove. Waiting to hear all the lids pop as they sealed. Good times.

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Quick Pickling Recipies - anyone have one the really like. Tips are also appreciated. [View all] dballance Nov 2014 OP

Cut up veggies to serving size pieces, blanch, put warm in a container with vinegar, salt, spices, uppityperson Nov 2014 #1

Thanks. That pretty much seems to be consensus. dballance Nov 2014 #2

I hate to even bring this up, since I'm so vague on where I saw/heard it Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #3

My mom used to make pickles in big earthen crock pots. dballance Nov 2014 #4

You can still buy them in various places Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #5

how about some pretty spiced apple rings, too? grasswire Nov 2014 #6

This is my mother's recipe for Bread & Butter Pickles which I make most every year. japple Nov 2014 #7

I have seen several recipes from Japanese cooks using all sorts of japple Nov 2014 #8

Last night I made some "pickled" potatoes that were fantastic. cbayer Nov 2014 #9

This really appealed to me, possibly because I have lots of turnips. It might be japple Nov 2014 #10

Thanks ALL! I think I'm ready now. dballance Nov 2014 #11

Sounds like a wonderful project. I LOVE pickling things and hope japple Nov 2014 #12