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jinx the minx

> wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Jul 2019 12:50:21 -0500,
> wrote:
>
>> At the farmers market they have cucumbers for 50 cents each. They are
>> about 12-14 inches long and have a good girth. So I decided to make my
>> bread and butter pickles instead of buying them for about 3.50 a jar
>> or more.
>>
>> So the first thing I do is thinly slice my cukes in many slices, it
>> usually works out to one cuke per 24 oz jar. Then I put them in a
>> large bowl and give them a good salting a good mix and cover and let
>> them sit in the fridge for about three hours.
>>
>> Then I make my vinegar solution by mixing usually 2 parts water to 1
>> part apple cider or maybe white distilled vinegar. Then I add my
>> spices I will most often as the sweetener add 1/2 to 1 sugar per
>> vinegar. Then usually about 1/4 tsp mustard seeds or even 1/8 for a
>> small batch. Then I cut some green onions in about 1 inch strips and
>> throw that in the vinegar solution. Then I place it over a low flame
>> and make sure the sugar has completely dissolved.
>> I will then take the cucumber water that has been pulled out of the
>> cukes by the salt and add that to the vinegar. There is some great
>> flavor in there.
>>
>> When my vinegar solution comes to a light boil I will fill my empty
>> jars with the cuke slices and then pour in the vinegar. Very lightly I
>> will put on the lids and tightening them only fingertip tight. Then
>> place the jars in my air fryer oven and set it to 190 F for about 35
>> minutes. I usually just leave it in there over night to cool and the
>> next day ensure the lids have tightened and then store the jars on a
>> shelf somewhere.
>> --
>>
>>
>> "There are idiots among us, and they all believe in a god"
>> ~Toidi Uoy
>
> I want to add that I used the same ratio of vinegar water and sugar (I
> switched to honey) and used peppers instead of cukes.
>
> At Costco they have 6 peppers 2 red 2 yellow and 2 orange for 6
> dollars and that is a great price so I picked up a couple.
>
> I then cut them up into about equal sized 1/2 inch pieces and jarred
> them and poured in my vinegar solution.
>
> I used the same process to "cook" them in the airfryer as I did for
> the cukes above. Oh I used plain white vinegar this time also. This
> "cooking" process is not to preserve the contents, it is not to seal
> the jar either. The cooking" process is just that. by heating the jars
> to 185F for 30 minutes (I used 190F because it is in an airfryer) it
> allows the pickling to occur in 2 days vs. the two weeks it would
> normally take.
>
>
> Thank you for listening, have a dice day!
>
> --
>
> ____/~~~sine qua non~~~\____
>

I dont know how much sugar/honey you used, but you do know they dont swap
out equally 1:1 in recipes, right?