

Sealed lids curve inward and should not bounce back when pressed lightly. * Cover canner, return water to a boil, let boil for 15 minutes.

Bring remaining ingredients to boil pour hot liquid into jars and seal. Pack into jars with a slice of onion on bottom and top. Repeat for remaining cucumbers, onions, garlic, dill and pickling liquid. Cut cucumbers lengthwise in quarters and soak 2-3 hours in ice water. Center Snap Lid on jar, apply screw ring/band just until fingertip tight. Wipe jar with a clean, damp cloth, removing any stickiness. Remove air bubbles by sliding a rubber spatula between glass and food, readjust head space to 1/2". Add pickling liquid to cover cucumbers to within 1/2" of top rim. Pack cucumber and onion (if desired) to within 3/4' of the top rim. * Place 1 clove garlic and 1 head fresh dill (or 2 tsp. At this time, you may wish to add onion pieces. * Combine sugar, vinegar, water and pickling salt in a large stainless steel or enamel saucepan, bring to a boil. * Place Snap Lids into boiling water, boil 5 minutes to soften sealing compound. Cut the cucumbers into 1/4" spears, set aside. Nanas Icicle Pickles Drain and discard the juice from a 46 ounce jar of Kosher Dill Pickles and save the pickle jar Slice pickles into spears or chips and place in a glass bowl Cover with 2 cups of sugar, either alternating layers with the pickles or all on top of the cut pickles Tightly cover the bowl and refrigerate for 24 hours. Remove blossom ends, at least 1/16th of an inch of all cucumbers. Sterilize a quart jar (see Directions for Steril- izing) leave in hot water until ready to fill. Place 5 clean pint (500 ml) mason jars in canner over high heat. So far, they've all set as they should (I love hearing those lids ping!) and they should taste delicious if the last batch made with this recipe is any indicator! Yes, that's them to the left.Ħ med size onions, sliced and cut into pieces. Pour vinegar solution over cucumbers to within 1/2-inch of top, making sure vinegar solution covers cucumbers. Combine vinegar and remaining ingredients, heat to boiling. Soak in ice water 3 hours then drain and pack into clean jars. Repeat for remaining cucumbers and hot brine.I'm pleased and proud as punch to report that we spent a bit of the morning canning! We've now got eight jars of Chevy's Icicle Pickles. Add 1 onion, 1 piece celery and 1/2 teaspoon mustard seed to each jar. Wash cucumbers then cut lengthwise into eighths. Screw band down until resistance is met, then increase to fingertip tight. Centre hot sealing disc on clean jar rim. Using nonmetallic utensil, remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if required, by adding more hot brine. Add hot pickling liquid to cover cucumbers to within 1/2 inch (1 cm) of top of jar (headspace). Pack cucumbers into a hot jar to within 3/4 inch (2 cm) of top rim.Drain liquid from cucumbers into a large stainless steel saucepan and bring to a boil. Keep jars and sealing discs hot until ready to use. Set screw bands aside heat SNAP LID® sealing discs in hot water, NOT boiling (180☏/82☌). 14th day – Place 6 clean 500 ml mason jars on a rack in a boiling water canner cover jars with water and heat to a simmer (180☏/82☌).Step 5, In a large stainless steel pan, bring vinegar and remaining ingredients to a boil. Step 4, Add 1 onion, 1 piece celery and 1/2 teaspoon mustard seed to each jar. Step 3, Drain and pack cucumbers into clean jars. Pour over cucumbers cover and let stand 24 hours longer in a cool place. Step 1, Wash cucumbers, cut lengthwise into eighths. 10th 11th, 12th, 13th days – Drain liquid from cucumbers into a stainless steel saucepan bring to a boil with spice bag.Combine spice bag, sugar and vinegar in a large stainless steel saucepan and bring to a boil pour over cucumbers. Tie spices in a cheesecloth square creating a spice bag. 9th day – Drain cucumbers, discard liquid.Cover cucumbers with fresh boiling water cover let stand 24 hours in a cool place. 8th day – Drain cucumbers discard brine.Check daily, removing all scum that forms on top of the brine. Cover, let stand 1 week in cool place which is consistently at 70º - 75✯ (21º-24✬) throughout the 7-day fermentation process. Pour over cucumbers and weight under brine so they are well submerged. Combine salt and water in a saucepan bring to a boil.Cut prepared cucumbers lengthwise into quarters or smaller icicles and place in a clean pickling container. Thoroughly scrub and rinse cucumbers, remove blossom ends. Put in a large crock: 1 gal water and 1 good pint of salt.let boil and then pour over cucumbers and let stand 1 week.
