what is the best way to make pickles?

Question

this year in my gardens I have lots of cucumbers and lot of peppers & chillies and I would pickel them but i am not sure how to do it ?

Answer 1

Canning Pickles
http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/pickles/canning.html
http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/pickles/index.html

BREAD & BUTTER PICKLES:
25 to 30 medium sized cucumbers
8 large white onions
2 large sweet peppers
1/2 cup salt (not iodized)
5 cups cider vinegar
5 cups sugar
2 Tablespoons mustard seeds
1 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon cloves (whole)
Wash cukes and slice. Chop onions and peppers. Combine with cukes and salt; let stand 3 hours and drain.
Combine vinegar, sugar and spices in large preserving pot and bring to a boil. Add drained cukes. Heat thoroughly, but do NOT boil.
Pack while hot into sterilized jars and seal at once.

VEGETABLE RELISH
12 medium onions (4 cups ground)
1 medium head cabbage ( 4 cups ground)
10 green tomatoes ( 4 cups ground)
6 sweet red peppers
12 green peppers
1/2 cup salt (not iodized)
6 cups sugar
2 tablespoons mustard seeds
1 tablespoon celery seeds
1 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
4 cups cider vinegar
2 cups water
Grind vegetables using a coarse blade of food processor*, Sprinkle with salt and let stand overnight in preserving pot. Rinse and drain. Combine remaining ingredients; pour over vegetables. Stir. Heat to boiling and simmer 3 minutes. Seal in hot sterilized jars and seal. Makes 8 pints.

Source: My Mother's Recipes
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Chutneys, Pickles, Relishes & Salsas
http://www.cooksrecipes.com/sauces/chutney-and-relish-recipes.html

Answer 2

these are great

Mrs. Naverud's Freezer Pickles.

Mix
2 cups sugar
1 3/4 white vinegar
1/4 cup pickling salt
HEAT until dissolved, let stand 20-40 minutes

Peel and slice somewhat thinly (thicker than the shredder)
12 cucs, 2 to 3 inches in diameter

Seed and de-vein and cut into thin strips
2 large bell peppers

Slice and seperate
2 large onions

Mix the veggies well with the liquid.
Pack in plastic freezer boxes and freeze.

These are a useful way to store extra cucs. The thawed and drained
product is very fresh tasting and is a treat in the off season.

Answer 3

while i grew to become into pregnant i grew to become into informed it grew to become into the salt that makes you crave pickles....I ate them each and all of the time...I even salted the pickle! be careful inspite of the incontrovertible fact that...you could desire to verify you drink sufficient water to offset the quantity of sodium you're taking in from eating the pickles (and pickle juice too in case you drink it - I did!).

Answer 4

I cut in half and then quater the cuccumbers leangth ways , in a pot i boil a mixture of water, garlic, and salt and vinegar. transfer the the contents to a jar and add the cuccumbers. add in onions, radishes and diced chile peppers. refridgerate dor 7 days then eat.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

http://www.pickyourown.org/makingpickles.htm

They have detailed instructions with pictures

Answer 7

http://www.ext.colostate.edu/PUBS/foodnut/09304.html