Aristocrat Pickles Recipes

DILL PICKLES

Steps:

• Combine the salt and water in a pitcher and stir until the salt has dissolved.
• Rinse the cucumbers thoroughly and snip off the blossom end stem. Set aside.
• Place the peppercorns, pepper flakes, garlic, dill seed and fresh dill into a 1-gallon crock. Add the cucumbers to the crock on top of the aromatics. Pour the brine mixture over the cucumbers in order to completely cover. Pour the remaining water into a 1-gallon ziptop plastic bag and seal. Place the bag on top of the pickles making sure that all of them are completely submerged in the brine. Set in a cool, dry place.
• Check the crock after 3 days. Fermentation has begun if you see bubbles rising to the top of the crock. After this, check the crock daily and skim off any scum that forms. If scum forms on the plastic bag, rinse it off and return to the top of the crock.
• The fermentation is complete when the pickles taste sour and the bubbles have stopped rising; this should take approximately 6 to 7 days. Once this happens, cover the crock loosely and place in the refrigerator for 3 days, skimming daily or as needed. Store for up to 2 months in the refrigerator, skimming as needed. If the pickles should become soft or begin to take on an off odor, this is a sign of spoilage and they should be discarded.

QUICK AND EASY PICKLES

Steps:

• Mix the sea salt, apple cider vinegar, and water and bring to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes. Remove the brine from the heat and allow it to cool slightly. Arrange the cucumbers upright in a container large enough to hold the brine. Place the dill sprigs in amongst the cucumbers in the jars. The cucumbers should be fitted tightly and should come within 1/2-inch of the top of the container.
• Fill the container with the brine to the top and tap on a flat surface to remove any possible air bubbles.
• The pickles will last for up to a few weeks.

GRANDMA ARNDT'S PICKLES

Steps:

• Make a brine by dissolving 1/2 cup of salt in 4 cups water in a large container, place the cucumber spears into the brine, and let stand overnight.
• The next day, drain the cucumbers, rinse well with water, and set aside.
• Combine the sugar, vinegar, 1 cup of water, mustard seeds, celery seed, turmeric, and pickling salt in a large nonreactive pot, and bring to a boil. Add the carrot sticks, and boil for 2 minutes, until the carrots are cooked but not mushy. Stir in the pepper slices and cucumbers, and bring back to a boil.
• Sterilize canning jars and lids in boiling water for at least 5 minutes. Pack the pickles into the hot, sterilized jars, filling the jars to within 1/4 inch of the top. Run a knife or a thin spatula around the insides of the jars after they have been filled to remove any air bubbles. Wipe the rims of the jars with a moist paper towel to remove any food residue. Top with lids, and screw on rings. Process in a boiling water bath canner for 15 minutes, remove the jars, and let cool to room temperature.
• Once cool, press the top of each lid with a finger, ensuring that the seal is tight (lid does not move up or down at all). Store in a cool, dark area.

ARISTOCRAT PICKLES

Steps:

• Soak onions and cucumbers in salted water (use 1/4 cup salt for each quart water) for 2 hours.
• Drain well. (Rita L said she rinsed the cucumbers 2 or 3 times in this step.).
• Boil together the remaining ingredients.
• Place pickles in hot solution and boil gently 25 minutes.
• Pack into clean, sterilized jars and seal while hot.
• Chill before serving.

JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE PICKLES

Steps:

• Using a small regular or swivel-bladed paring knife, peel the artichokes. If they are very large, cut them in half or even into quarters.
• Combine the water and salt in a mixing bowl and stir until salt dissolves. Add the artichokes and let stand in a cool place overnight.
• Drain the artichokes and put them in a one-pint sterilized glass preserving jar. Add the small white onions. Press down firmly.
• Combine the vinegar, allspice, cloves, mustard seeds, celery seeds, turmeric, dry mustard and peppercorns in a saucepan. Bring to the boil.
• Pour the liquid and spices over the artichokes. Seal tightly and let stand about two months before using.

CABBAGE PICKLES

Steps:

• Chop cabbage and onions fine. Add vinegar and boil for.
• 10 minutes. Add sugar, and salt. Mix seasonings with flour.
• adding enough water to make a paste. Stir paste into.
• boiling pickles and boil for 20 minute Bottle and seal while hot.
• **Mom was not sure how many jars this made so I had to GUESS -- I said maybe 6 jars if anyone tries them maybe lt me know how many it makes.