And how can your own homemade pickles

During the summer of gardening, you always end up with an abundance of cucumbers, so we want to make our own fresh cucumbers and it can be for future use.

The following two recipes with fresh cucumbers, along with various other ingredients.

Classic Pickles

25 cucumbers, sliced

4 large onions, sliced

2 large bell pepper, sliced

1 / 2 cup canning salt

5 cups vinegar

2 tablespoons mustard seeds

1 tsp turmeric

Ina large kettle or large bowl, slice cucumbers, onions and peppers with canning salt. Cover and let mixture stand for 4 hours, stirring once every hour. After 4 hours the excess liquid from the container.

In a large pot, add 's, vinegar, mustard and turmeric. Boil and cook for 4 minutes. Reduce heat and stir the onions, cucumbers and peppers mixture. Boil 5 minutes on low. Ladle into hot sterilized jars cucumber, clean the edgeand poetry. Process in water bath canner for 10 minutes.

Dill Pickles

8 cups of tap water

4 cups white wine vinegar

2 / 3 cup canning salt

granulated sugar

Garlic and dill to taste

10 Cucumber

Lump Alum

In a large pot, combine water, vinegar and salt preserves. Bring the liquid to a boil quickly and cook for 10 minutes. Place cucumber spears, dill and garlic in the jars clean and hot. Add 1 tablespoon granulated sugarfor each glass. With a slotted spoon, spoon the hot liquid in your glass jars, with a 1 / 2 "headspace. Pea Add a lump of alum to each jar. Seal and process jars in water bath canner for your 15 minutes.