Papas Half Sour Pickles Recipes

GREAT GRANDPA'S GARLIC PICKLES

Steps:

• Pour the jar of pickles and the liquid into a large bowl. Stir in the sugar, hot pepper sauce, garlic and red pepper. Return to the pickle jar and refrigerate for at least 1 day before serving to soak up the flavors.

POP'S HALF SOUR PICKLES

Steps:

• Scrub cucumbers under cold water.
• Pack whole tightly in jar.
• In a seperate bowl, mix water, garlic, pickling salt, and pickling spice.
• Stir well and pour over cucumbers.
• Add additional warm water, if needed, to fill the jar.
• Cover and refrigerate 4-5 days for maximum flavor.

HALF-SOUR PICKLES (QUICK, SMALL-BATCH)

Steps:

• Gently scrub the cucumbers under running water to remove dirt and any particularly prominent spines on the nubs. Drain. Trim a thin slice from the blossom end and pack the cukes into a one-quart non-reactive container, such as glass or food-grade plastic. You may cut then into halves, slices, or spears if desired.
• Stir the salt and water until the salt dissolves. Add the aromatic/seasoning ingredients to the container with the cucumbers. Put the container on a plate to contain any possible dripping once fermentation begins.
• Pour in enough brine to cover the cucumbers. Push a sandwich-sized Ziploc bag into the container's aperture, fill it with the remaining brine, and seal the bag. The brine-filled bag serves to weigh down the pickles so they remain submerged and seals off the top of the jar while still allowing bubbles to escape. It is filled with brine instead of water, so any possible leakage will not dilute your solution. Cover with cheesecloth and secure it with a rubber band to keep out fruit flies or other flying little beasties you may discover are drawn to this stuff.
• After a few days, the brine may begin giving off tiny bubbles. Keep an eye on it and skim off any white foam that rises to the surface, giving the bag a rinse if necessary. The cucumbers will begin turning darker and to taste, well, brined after just two days. Let them go for a week and they should turn olive green throughout. Remove the bag, skim any new foam, close container fast, and put in the fridge.

WALLY'S 1/2 SOUR PICKLES

Steps:

• MAKE SURE YOU USE A ONE GALLON JAR OTHERWISE THEY MIGHT BE TO SALTY!
• Place one garlic clove and a piece of dill in the bottom of a gallon jar.
• Cut cucumbers into quarters and place 1/2 in jar, standing upright.
• Put another garlic clove in the center of the pickles, then add remaining pickles to fill jar.
• Put another garlic clove in top of pickles.
• Add in one tablespoon of dill weed or dill seed.
• Add in 3/4 cup vinegar and 1/2 cup of the salt.
• Fill with water to cover.
• Keep refrigerated for 7 to 10 days, turning upside down every day.

DELI PICKLES - HALF SOURS

Steps:

• Wash cucumbers. Remove blossom ends carefully to remove soil.
• Place cucumbers in large crock. Distribute the dill heads evenly. Make a brine of the remaining items and add to the cucumbers. Covr with a heavy plate and weigh down with a glass jar filled with water.
• Store at moderate room temperature (70 to 75 degrees F). If scum forms, remove it daily. Pickles may be eaten after third day, but to be at their best pickles need a one week fermentaion. After one week, pack the.
• pickles into clean jars and refrigerate to halt fermentation. These pickles must be kept in the refrigerator.