Have you ever heard of freezer pickles? My Father-In-Law gave me a bunch of cucumbers so I decided to try one of my husbands wonderful aunts recipe. They are so good. I will make them again. And yes you put them in the freezer. Believe it or not when you thaw them they are still crunchy. I just love canning and freezing fresh garden food.
Mix 7 cups cucumber sliced thin and 1 cup sliced and pulled apart onions 2Tbsp salt. Let set 2 hours.
Mix 2 C. Sugar, 2Tbsp Celery seed, 1 C. vinegar, 1Tbsp mustard seed. Bring to a boil. Drain cucumbers. Pour sugar mixture over cucumbers and stir. Weigh down with plate over night in refrigerator.
Then put in the freezer. If you like put in a little alum. They really do stay crisp!
Something to do with all those cucumbers.
Blessings
Crystal
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ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! I'm excited to try it! Do you have to wait to eat them? or can you eat them right away?
I love freezer pickles and make them each year!
ReplyDeleteOh, I live about 25 minutes from Joplin on the MO side.
So is that the 66 drive in? We love that place!
My mom used to make pickles when I was growing up. I loved the dill pickles and bread and butter pickles. But I've never made any.
ReplyDeleteI was moving stuff around in my deep freezer this evening to put away hamburger that I cooked up and some that I left raw but in packaging, of course. I can't believe all the berries I have in there. I bought marionberries last week and froze them, some will be made into jam. Now I need to find the time.