{"id":18661,"date":"2019-08-11T15:08:20","date_gmt":"2019-08-11T22:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/?p=18661"},"modified":"2020-04-16T10:09:52","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T17:09:52","slug":"a-very-basic-pickle-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/a-very-basic-pickle-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"A Very Basic Pickle Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are two types of pickles.\u00a0 Fermented and Infused.<\/p>\n<p>Fermented refers to things like Kimchi, Kosher Dill Pickles and Sauerkraut.\u00a0 It depends on the action of bacteria to create lactic acid.<\/p>\n<p>Infused pickles depend on adding an acid to the pickling liquid.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/pickles-index\/\">CLICK HERE FOR PICKLE COLLECTION INDEX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The basic ingredients are vinegar, sugar, salt.\u00a0 The amounts and flavoring ingredients vary depending on they type of pickle you are making.<\/p>\n<p>I prefer apple cider vinegar<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Heat to simmer and pour over items to be pickled<\/li>\n<li>Double ingredients if necessary.<\/li>\n<li>Cucumbers should be firm, green, still have a bit of the stem and not much yellow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">INGREDIENT<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">SWEET PICKLES<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">SOUR PICKLES<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">DILL PICKLES<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">cucumber or other vegetable<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">water<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">1 C<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">1 C<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">to cover<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">apple cider vinegar<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">1 C<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">1 C<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">none<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">rice wine vinegar<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">none<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">1\/2 C<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">none<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">Vidalia onion sliced thin<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">1\/2<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">1\/2<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">none<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">sugar<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">1 1\/2 C<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">1\/2 C<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">none<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">pickling salt *<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">pinch<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">2-3 TBL<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">5-6 oz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">whole yellow mustard seed<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">1\/2 tsp<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">1 tsp<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">none<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">turmeric, celery seed, pickling spice<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">1\/2 tsp each<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">1 tsp<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">none<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">garlic &#8211; crushed<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">none<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">4 cloves<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">2 cloves<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">dill<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">none<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">none<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">1 tp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">dill fronds<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">none<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">none<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">1 bunch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">crushed red pepper<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">none<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">none<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">1 TBL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">black pepper<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">none<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">none<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">1 TBL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>* Although pickling salt is chemically identical to Kosher salt, pickling salt is much finer than Kosher salt.\u00a0 It will dissolve readily in warm water, while Kosher salt will generally require a higher heat.\u00a0 Also pickling salt is denser, so 1 tsp pickling salt is about the same as 1 1\/2 tsp Kosher salt.\u00a0 For larger amounts, 6 TBL Kosher salt is the same as 4 TBL pickling salt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>STEP BY STEP for sweet and sour pickles<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Collect vegetables that you want to pickle.<\/li>\n<li>Cut veggies into similarly sized pieces<\/li>\n<li>Bring to simmer over medium heat :: water, sugar, and vinegar<\/li>\n<li>Rinse veggies very well with massive amounts of water<\/li>\n<li>Place in canning jar<\/li>\n<li>Cover with hot vinegar mixture.<\/li>\n<li>Let set overnight on the kitchen counter.\u00a0 Move to refrigerator next day.<\/li>\n<li>If whole, let cure for five days.\u00a0 Slices or chips will be ready in just one full day.<\/li>\n<li>Keep in fridge for up to 2-3 months.\u00a0 Can if you want them to last until next growing season.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>STEP BY STEP for kosher dill pickles<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Dissolve salt in water, then mix in other dry spices<\/li>\n<li>Stack pickles up on end in a crock<\/li>\n<li>Top with water mixture until they start to float &#8211; then add another 1-2 C water<\/li>\n<li>Place a couple clean stones on top to keep them submerged<\/li>\n<li>Cover loosely, and let rest on counter at 68-72\u00ba (max75\u00ba) for 72 hours<\/li>\n<li>After three days, skim off scum and any white fuzz or material that may appear.\u00a0 Add water if necessary to keep them submerged.<\/li>\n<li>Wipe off rim, clean cover, and then replace.<\/li>\n<li>In 10 days, pickles will be &#8220;mostly&#8221; done.<\/li>\n<li>Refrigerate for three days, scraping off any scum that appears<br \/>\nYOU NOW HAVE A POLISH DILL PICKLE<\/li>\n<li>Put into a new clean glass jar and strain all solids, then cover again with the liquid.\u00a0 After 3-4 weeks you will have KOSHER DILLS<\/li>\n<li>These will keep for about 2 months<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are two types of pickles.\u00a0 Fermented and Infused. Fermented refers to things like Kimchi, Kosher Dill Pickles and Sauerkraut.\u00a0 It depends on the action of bacteria to create lactic acid. Infused pickles depend on adding an acid to the pickling liquid. CLICK HERE FOR PICKLE COLLECTION INDEX The basic ingredients are vinegar, sugar, salt.\u00a0 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/a-very-basic-pickle-overview\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A Very Basic Pickle Overview&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[87,210],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tips-tricks-and-tools","category-beatitudes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18661"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18692,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18661\/revisions\/18692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}