Bessie’s Not So Sweet Sweet Pickles
(from cokerlj’s recipe box)
Interesting addition of grapes and grape leaves. And I like these because they are not overly sweet.
Source: Bessie Bartek Divis
Categories: Canning & Pickling, Czech Family Recipes
Ingredients
- pickling cucumbers, washed
- 1 clove garlic, per jar
- 6 green grapes, per jar
- 2 grape leaves, per jar
- 1 head dill, per jar
- 1 tablespoon canning salt, per jar
- 2 1/2 cups distilled water
- 1 cup 90-100 grain vinegar (10% acidity)
- 1 cup sugar
Directions
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Place in bottom of clean sterilized jars…2 grape leaves, garlic clove, 6 grapes, head of dill.
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Pack jars very tightly with clean washed small pickling cucumbers.
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Add 1 tablespoon canning salt.
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Combine distilled water, vinegar and sugar, stirring until sugar is dissolved. This will be a COLD solution.
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Fill jar with cold solution and place lids and rings on jars.
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Place in cold water bath…bring to boil, keeping an eye on your jars and cucumbers. Heat until the cucumber change color.
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Remove, cool. Store 5-6 weeks in cool dark cabinet.
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Chill before eating.