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On Mon, 12 Aug 2019 18:27:43 -0500,
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>On Mon, 12 Aug 2019 19:55:18 -0000 (UTC), Jinx the Minx
> wrote:
>
> 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 don’t know how much sugar/honey you used, but you do know they don’t swap
>>out equally 1:1 in recipes, right?
>
>Well I went primarily just by how much vinegar I used. If I had a 3:1
>water to vinegar I had a 2:1 vinegar to sugar.
>
>3 cups water, 1 cups vinegar, 1/2 cup sugar/honey.
>The ratios between sugar and honey are so close I dont think it would
>matter much.

Honey has twice the sweetening power of cane sugar.