First Pickles of the Year...Oh Yeah!!

[barkonbutts]

So waded through the mud and got this bunch of cucumbers. A pretty good hull, but the wet weather is keeping the flowers from setting...


I cheat and use a premix for dill pickles... this year I used Mrs Wages packet. It is easy and the kids like it... so here they are processed and all sealed up. Some chips, spears, and whole pickles. The fat cukes get speared, the medium get chipped and the skinny/ deformed parts get processed whole..



Let set for a week and time to break open a jar of the chips and enjoy on one of these sandwiches... oh yeah, a pulled pork bark on butts sammy!! yumm!!

[SmokinOutBack]

I'll take one of those sammies. Nice job on the pickles Brian.

[zombini]

I cant proove because of no pics but I'm done pickling cukes for the year. I did 18 quarts last week. I still have 24 quarts from last year so Im not doing as many this year and yes I cheat too. Mrs Wages is the way to go...kosher and the medium spice for me........still cant figure out how you can start eating them the next day When I used to make them the other way they were not really any good until they had aged several months in the jar.

nice looking pickles

[barkonbutts]

I cant proove because of no pics but I'm done pickling cukes for the year. I did 18 quarts last week. I still have 24 quarts from last year so Im not doing as many this year and yes I cheat too. Mrs Wages is the way to go...kosher and the medium spice for me........still cant figure out how you can start eating them the next day When I used to make them the other way they were not really any good until they had aged several months in the jar.

nice looking pickles

Yeah, waited a week.. the chip where pretty thin figured they would be okay.. they can go longer for sure... they kids were too excited to break into them... and well me too...

[Fishawn]

Awesome Brian! I think i am 6-8 weeks behind this year

[Sam3]

Looks great Brian. This is something I really need to start doing.
I have all the equipment, just need to jump in.

[Abelman]

Great job Brian....we love pickles and those look outstanding

[SMOKE FREAK]

Have not made any pickles for two years...Not gonna this year either...

Those look like good ones...

[sweet_magnolia]

Nice haul on the cucumbers and pickles look great! I bet it is hard waiting for them!

[Bbqgoddess]

Wonderful pickles Brian. Fresh homemade pickles are the best.