Re: [gardeners] Ice Water Pickles
George Shirley (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sun, 12 Aug 2001 09:26:52 -0500
There's a recipe for Sweet Icicle Pickles on page 45 of the latest Ball Blue Book. Sounds like what
you are looking for.
George
Gayle Fields wrote:
>
> Thanks for the suggestion George. Actually, I always soak all my cukes overnight before canning and they
> are always crisp. I think what I am really looking for it Icicle Pickles. I remember my Dad emptying
> the crock every day and them Mom refilled it with something? Am presently going through all her recipe
> books in search. They were a swet pickle and she left them in the crock pot rather than can them.
>
> Gayle
>
> George Shirley wrote:
>
> > Supposedly makes the pickles crisper. I put up a batch last month that were ice water soaked, reckon
> > we'll find out when we open a jar.
> >
> > George
> >
> > Bargyla Rateaver wrote:
> > >
> > > what is the point/value of soaking first?
> > >
> > > George Shirley wrote:
> > >
> > > > Look in the Ball Blue Book, found at most Walmart stores in the food preserving section. Generally
> > > > just consists of soaking your future pickles in ice water for a couple of hours prior to pickling
> > > > them.
> > > >
> > > > George
> > > >
> > > > Gayle Fields wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Now that the cucumber harvest is in I hope to make some ice water
> > > > > pickles but I cannot find the recipe that my mother used to follow.
> > > > > Anyone on the list know of one?
> > > > >
> > > > > > Gayle
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Bargyla Rateaver
> > > http://home.earthlink.net/~brateaver