30, 2023
New to making pickles?
This step-by-step guide on how to can pickles is a great place to start.
We’ve rounded up our best pickle canning tips and tricks.
Ready, set, can!
Crunch, tang, garden freshnessthats what you get when you knowhow to canpickles.
(Already popped open a can?
Try theserecipes for pickle lovers.)
Read through this guide, then get canning!
Also, checkwhat is a pickleall about!
Things to Know before you kick off Pickling
1.
Choose the right vinegar
When it comes topickling recipes, use white vinegar for a little more sharpness.
If youre going for a milder flavor, use cider vinegar.
For extra-crunchy pickles, grab 10%-strength vinegar.
Know your cucumber
What kind ofcucumbersare the best for making pickles?
Its best to choose a cucumber with a thicker skin.
The wax is edible, but itll change the texture of your pickles.
Whats the difference between canning salt and table salt?
Canning salt is extra fine and doesnt contain caking agents or additives like iodine.
If you dont have canning salt on hand (also calledpickling salt), kosher salt works, too.
Heres more on the differenttypes of salt.
Dry the bands on a towel.
Turn off the heat, but leave the jars in the water until theyre ready to be filled.
For the lids, place them in a separate small saucepan and cover them with water.
Bring the water to 180F and simmer for 10 minutes.
Remove the lids from the heat until youre ready to start canning.
How to Can Pickles
Gather the followingcanning suppliesand get started learning how to can pickles!
Were using this recipe for thebest ever sweet pickles.
Cover with crushed ice and mix well.
Let stand 3 hours.
Drain; rinse and drain thoroughly.
In a Dutch oven, combine sugar, water, vinegars, mustard seed, celery seed and peppercorns.
Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
Add the cucumber mixture; return to a boil, stirring occasionally.
Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 4-5 minutes or until heated through.
Carefully ladle the hot mixture into four hot wide-mouth 1-pint jars, leaving 1/2-inch headspace.
Add 3 garlic cloves and 1 bay leaf to each jar.
Remove air bubbles and, if necessary, adjust the headspace by adding hot pickling liquid.
Center the lids on the jars and screw on the bands until theyre fingertip tight.
Place the jars into a steam canner with simmering water.
Bring to a boil; process for 10 minutes.
Remove jars and cool.
Tips for Canning Pickles
How can you tell if the canning seal has formed properly?
If theres no slight concave shape, its not sealed.
If you press down and it pops or springs up, the jar of pickles isnt sealed.
How long will pickles last?
Once you launch the jar of pickles, keep them in the fridge for up to a month.
How can you tell if pickles have gone bad?
While canning drastically extends the lifetime of pickles, they still wont last forever.
The processing time depends on the size of the jar.
Most recipes call for either 10 or 15 minutes.
The bigger the jar, the longer the processing time.
If you want to follow this recipe exactly, use 1-pint jars.
Is it possible to can pickles without a canner?
If you dont have a canner or a steam canner, you could still can pickles!
The cans have to be completely submerged.
Get to know ifpickles need to be refrigerated.
If you want to avoid canning altogether, you’re able to always makerefrigerator picklesorfreezer pickles.
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