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Default pickles on deck...

On 7/24/2010 4:39 PM, Kathi Jones wrote:
> I'll be putting up some Watermelon Pickles (a la Barb) tomorrow, and I
> figured that while I have the canner out, I'd do Barb's B&B pickles at the
> same time. Grocery store had those mini English cukes , package of 6 for
> $1.00, so I bought 6 packages. I'll do them with onions only (no peppers or
> cauliflower).
>
> Y'know, I just can't imagine what this group (and me!!) would do without
> Barb's input!
>
> LOL - so anyway, I have some Pickle Crisp. Should I bother adding it to the
> jars? Seems to me my last experience with this recipe was crispy enough
> without it, but then I used pickling cukes, not these English ones.
>
> Thanks,
> Kathi
>
>

I would add it, you don't know the texture of those cukes until they are
pickled. Can't hurt and might help.