Pickles, Round 2

We made a 2nd batch of pickles, this time two jars of half sour deli cukes.


They came out super crispy and really tasty good. We really liked them.

Have to say that our other pickles, the ice water pickles, were good, but a little too vinegary for us. Next round, we'll make more of these!

If you look at the pic real close you can see one mistake that we made... we added lemon slices just like in the ice water pickles. As good was these were, the lemons were a little over the top for me. Next time, we'll leave them out. These definitely had great texture and they were really crispy.

Another fine recipe from Chez John.

Half Sour pickles

12 pickling cukes (nice and stiff)
1 large clove garlic
6 sprigs fresh dill
1 tsp pickling spices
1/4 cup kosher salt
1/4 cup white vinegar
2 1/2 cups water

Cut the cukes in half and put in large bowl with garlic, dill, and pickling spices. Boil salt, water and vinegar for 2 minutes and pour over cukes to cover by at least an inch. Weigh down with a plate and can or something. Let them sit at room temp overnight and pack in jars and refrigerate. Best after a couple days. Nice and crisp like a NY deli.

Pack a garlic clove, cayenne pepper and a dill flower head (unopend) in each jar, if you wish. You can also skip the bowl deal and put the cukes in jars to start.