Homemade Pickles

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Homemade Pickles Relishes
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Resources for Today

• Homemade Pickles Relishes (B2267)
• How Do I..Pickle (NCHFP)

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2 Types of Pickles

• Fermented or crock pickles
• Fresh pack or quick process pickles

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Cucumber Pickles

• Choose fresh, firm cucumbers
• Smaller cukes can be pickled whole slice or chop
  larger cukes
• Sort and wash before using

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Other Ingredients

• Softened water
• Vinegar (5 acetic acid)- white or apple cider
• Canning pickling salt
• Sugar and sugar-substitutes

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Spices, grape leaves, firming agents

• Add flavor with spices!
• Grape leaves- no longer recommended
• Lime and alum are not recommended
• A word about Pickle Crisp..

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Question time??
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Fermented Pickles

• Good bacteria produce a tangy flavor
• The amount of salt is key
• Keep cucumbers beneath brine surface during
  fermentation
• Store between 68-74F
• Heat process once fermentation is complete

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Genuine Dills Sauerkraut

• Ferment in a cool location- 68to74F
• Remove scum daily
• Refresh brine as often as necessary
• Use fresh brine for canning

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Tips for High Quality Quick Process Pickles

• Soak cucumbers in ice water for firmer pickles
  AND remove 1/16th inch from blossom end
• Choose hot pack recipes for a quicker process
• Allow 3-5 weeks for flavor to develop

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Low Temperature Pasteurization

• Fill jars with room temperature pickles.
• Pour over 165F to 180F liquid.
• Process at 180F for 30 min. (Be sure to use a
  thermometer.)

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Vegetables Pickles

• Vegetable pickles from Asparagus .. to Zucchini!

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Fruit Pickles

• Select firm, fresh fruit.
• Simmer whole fruit in a spicy, sweet-sour syrup.
• Pack and process.

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Relish Recipes

• To make relishes, mixtures of vegetables and/or
  fruits are chopped, seasoned, simmered in a sugar
  and vinegar solution, and then packed and
  processed. YUM!

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Refrigerator/Freezer Recipes

• When its hot outside, store fresh-pack pickles
  in the refrigerator w/out heat processing.
• Choose freezer pickles for a cool, tasty treat.

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Common Questions

• Omitting salt
• Using artificial sweeteners
• Using cornstarch
• Signs of spoilage

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Common Questions

• Blue garlic
• Using burpless cucumbers
• Aluminum pans for preparing brine
• Shriveled pickles

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Question time??
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How Long Does It Keep?

• Homemade pickles and relishes 1 year under
  proper storage conditions

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Next Time

• Tuesday, July 12th
• 10-11 am
• Canning Fruits Safely