1. Toss the cucumber slices and salt in a large bowl until well coated. Cover and refrigerate for 1 1/2 hours. 2. Pour the cucumbers into a large colander set in the sink and shake the colander to ...

Relish summer harvests by making pickles and enjoying them throughout the fall and winter. Savor a crisp dill spear with a sandwich or top a hamburger with delicious bread and butters. With The ...

Indy Food Swappers founder Suzanne Krowiak shows us how to do it right, in just six steps. 1. Prepare cucumbers 8–12 hours in advance. 2. Rinse 1.25 pounds of cucumbers, and trim a quarter-inch off of ...

Favorite canning traditions from our kitchen to yours. Simply Recipes / Sally Vargas Canning is as much evolution as much as it is about traditions. Every summer I seem to add another food to my ...

There’s no easy answer, really. What lands in this column sometimes depends on what’s growing in my gardens and what is seasonal. Then again, I may share a recipe that’s caught my eye regardless of ...

Making your own pickles at home is easy and a great way to incorporate exciting new flavors. Just make sure you're using ...

When most people think of making homemade pickles, they imagine a grandmother laboring over a hot stove during an all-day August canning marathon. When makes pickles, there's none of that. No cleaning ...

For a die-hard pickle enthusiast like me, there's absolutely nothing like a jar of homemade pickles. Done right, homemade pickles are the real deal — and once you've tried the real deal, there's ...

Quick-pickle jalapeños, onions, and cucumbers in minutes—no canning, no fuss. Watch the video to see how easy it really is!

2 pounds green beans Garlic cloves 2 1/2 cups of vinegar 4 dill heads 2 1/2 cups water 1/4 cup of canning salt About a teaspoon of cayenne pepper Trim the ends of beans and place them in a bowl of icy ...

Fresh cucumbers can be eaten plain as a snack, an appetizer or sliced up to add to salads. One half cup counts as a serving and provides only 10 calories to your diet. Fresh cucumbers are best eaten ...

When it comes to U-pick fanaticism, berries seem to get all the summer lovin’, followed by corn and pumpkins in the fall. This time of year, however, there’s another important seasonal crop to ...