I grew cucumbers this year, but I don't know how to pickle them. Can you tell me how?

Answer 1

Here is the way they did it back in the day and I have done it myself. You can also use the same crock to pickle whatever else comes out of your veggie garden too. Go to the library and take out a cooking book dedicated to pickling. Find several old fashioned ceramic pickling crocks preferably with lids. They can usually be found in flea markets, garage sales, etc. Several gallons of white vinegar, some pickling (kosher) salt, and several packets of various pickling spices, fresh garlic and whatever else in the way of spices and herbs the recipes call for. Mix up the pickling recipe brews and as soon as your cucumbers ripen wash them and place in the crock in a cool place in garage or cellar.Keep adding the cukes as they ripen. You can add green tomatoes, carrots, whole onions string beans, peppers, cauliflower,and just about anything else coming out of your garden throughout the season. You can pickle veggies all together in one crock or, if you have several crocks you can keep vegetables separate as well as having several blends of pickling brine/flavors in order to be more versatile. It works well and I have done it this way and it's the way they did it back in our grandparents days before commercial pickling. They come out great if you follow the instructions and you will have pickled veggies throughout the coming months in various pickling stages and variety and intensity of flavors. It's fun too! Good luck and enjoy!

Answer 2

buy a jar of pickles, and tak the pickles out, and put the cucumber in the pickle juice and leave like that for like a week. and wahlah! YOU'LL have a pickled cucumber.

Answer 3

Sounds complicated, but here it is:
http://www.homecanning.com/can/AlRecipes.asp?R=665

Answer 4

put 'em in vinegar