Canning Pickles
Homemade pickles are the way to my heart!
Pickles were the first thing I ever canned & it can be a learning curve when it comes to getting crunchy pickles & not soggy ones but some things that I have found to help that are:
1) Don’t over can them - the longer you water bath them for, the soggier they will get.
2) The smaller you cut the pickles up, the likelihood of them getting soggy increases.
3) Soak them in ice cold water or brine before canning. Even let them soak in the fridge over night in a brine if you want.
Check out the video above for details on how I make my pickles but here is my basic brine recipe:
Pickle Brine:
8 cups of water
6 cups of water
1/4 cup of white sugar
1/2 cup of sea salt
1 tbsp pickling spice