Their skin is thick and covered with warts. Seeds of Early Russian or National Pickling and my own grown cucumbers . You need horseradish. The more the better! Horseradish is what gives the pickles the “Russian taste”. …

Pickling cucumbers are back this week and so is volunteer, Chris Curran. This week I asked her to tell us a bit more about how to pickle those pack of pickling cucumbers . Sufferin' succotash… …

I have yet to have a full on pickle craving since becoming pregnant, but, I do love me some homemade pickles . It just happens to be pickling cucumber season so I went to the Tuesday night farmer's market here in Salt …

The first time I bought pickling cucumbers this summer I lost most of them to “the slime”. The second time I caught them just in time. Why don't any pickle recipes warn that pickling cucumbers in a plastic bag in the …

Easy Garlic Dill Pickles . 17 Aug. I got some goodies from our friend Russ's Garden last weekend and one of the goodies I got was pickling cucumbers ! Then Normy and I went to the farmer's market and I got more goodies from there, …

Do I have to overtly state that we are pickling them, or is it implied when you say you are canning cucumbers ? Either way, we magically turned cucumbers into pickles . Like everybody else (unless they have 12 children), …

I bought some mason jars at the grocery store. For the dill pickles , here is the recipe: Refrigerator Dill Pickles 1 cucumber or 2-3 pickling cucumbers (I used 6 baby cucumbers sliced in half) 1 cup white vinegar …

Apparently, the tannins found in grape leaves inhibit the enzymes that cause the cucumber to soften during the pickling process. I kind of thought clipping that blossom end (which is where those enzymes originate) would …

So, does any one have good cucumber recipes for canning? The pickling cucumbers are a no brainer, but the Armenians have a gorgeous texture, are not bitter at all and are firm. We want to can them…so help us out with …

We picked a handful of pickling cucumbers when out at the farm the other day amongst the peaches and blueberries and all manner of tastiness. And when I say 'we,' I mean, 'I' cause dang those pickles is poky – and the …

Luckily, this is the perfect time of year to pick up some delicious pickling cucumbers at your local Farmers' Market. (When the season is over, I will continue making these with English/hothouse cukes). Want pickles in 6 …

They have a good flavour and lots of crunch – and quite a following among attendees of my late summer cookouts. Refrigerator Dill Pickles . 5 small pickling cucumbers . 10 fresh dill sprigs 1/2 cup thinly sliced onion …

nova and her friend , roberto get to work putting the cucumbers in at the local community garden this year they are planting varieties like lemon, market-more, pickling and yard-long armenians along make shift …

Cucumbers , dill, and fermentation, oh my! August 11, 2011 by Admin. Pickling Cukes! The Farm is a-buzz with visions of pickles , and the time is now for making them. Pickling cukes are crawling out of their beds and into the rows, …

Last week I got 4 free pounds of pickling cucumbers in my CSA share and took this as a sign to learn how to pickle ! It is easy and oh so delicious… I have been eating the pickles in sandwiches, salads and straight from …

The big news since last week is the “Big Pickle Debacle”. On Thursday we went out to the second planting of pickling cukes only to find that they didn't look anything like pickling cukes. That very day we got a. … they sent and it is not, in fact, a pickling cucumber at all. So rather than 4000+ row…