Celery/Cucumber Pickles Recipe
Summary
Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time25 Min
Ready In35 MinDifficulty LevelMedium
Ingredients
| Green pickling cucumbers - 3 lbs., large | ||
| Ice water | ||
| Celery - 9 branches | ||
| Onion - 2 medium; peeled and sliced | ||
| Cider vinegar - 4 cups, 5% acid strength | ||
| Sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Water | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Pickling salt | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Wash cucumbers.
2) Cut 1/16" slice off blossom end.
3) Soak in ice water in 1-gal crock for 5 hours in refrigerator.
4) Cut each cucumber lengthwise into 4 to 6 strips.
5) In 3 sterilized hot quart jars, pack the cucumber slices adding 3 branches celery and 3 slices onion to each jar.
MAKING
6) Combine vinegar, sugar, water and salt in 2-qt saucepan.
7) Bring to rolling boil.
8) Pour over cucumbers, filling to within 1/4" of jar top.
9) Wipe jar rim; adjust lids.
10) Process in boiling water bath 5 minutes.
11) Start to count processing time when water in canner returns to boiling.
12) Remove jars and complete seals unless closures are self-sealing type.
SERVING
13) Serve the cucumber pickles as side dish.
1) Wash cucumbers.
2) Cut 1/16" slice off blossom end.
3) Soak in ice water in 1-gal crock for 5 hours in refrigerator.
4) Cut each cucumber lengthwise into 4 to 6 strips.
5) In 3 sterilized hot quart jars, pack the cucumber slices adding 3 branches celery and 3 slices onion to each jar.
MAKING
6) Combine vinegar, sugar, water and salt in 2-qt saucepan.
7) Bring to rolling boil.
8) Pour over cucumbers, filling to within 1/4" of jar top.
9) Wipe jar rim; adjust lids.
10) Process in boiling water bath 5 minutes.
11) Start to count processing time when water in canner returns to boiling.
12) Remove jars and complete seals unless closures are self-sealing type.
SERVING
13) Serve the cucumber pickles as side dish.
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