"George Shirley" > wrote in message
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> On 7/25/2010 9:18 AM, Ross@home wrote:
>> On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:02:10 -0400, "Kathi Jones"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> So George says yes and Barb says no. Discuss.
>>
>> You're elected Kathi.
>> PC in half the jars. No PC in the other half.
>> Post results after suitable wait time.
>>
>> Ross.
>
> Home grown cukes can usually be picked at peak pickling time (say that
> three times real fast) while you don't know how long store bought cukes
> have been off the vine. It has been my opinion that cukes start getting
> mushy pretty quick and that Pickle Crisp corrects that. Your opinions may
> vary.

As I don't have a garden anymore, I rely on store bought stuff for
everything. All the pickling cukes I've seen in the stores are way over
priced and feel like rubber. When I saw the mini English cukes, 6 in a
package, $1 a package, I thought I'd give them a try. I bought 6 packages.

So......I reuse the 355ml Rene's Salad dressing jars for pickles and salsa.
The standard lids fit perfectly and I like the size and shape of the jar. I
have no idea how these jars would stand up to pressure canning but they're
great in the BWB. I made a huge batch, so I have 9 jars in the canner right
now. As I was jarring them, I had a taste, and they had a bit of a crunch
left to them, but not alot. So I decided to add a pinch of Pickle Crisp to
each jar. Just a pinch, mind you, since instructions say 1/8 of a teaspoon
per pint, and these jars aren't quite a pint.

Sorry Barb. They are still very tasty and I appreciate you sharing your
recipe

Kathi