This year my parents have been sending me tons and tons of cucumbers and we can never seem to eat them all without them going bad. My oldest son Sean said something about wanting some pickles and was going to try something. Instead my Mr. Sexy decided to go buy stuff for canning pickles and he wanted to do it fast.
I am from a farming family and my mother canned every single year but to have pickles in less than 24 hours seemed crazy to me unless you just like vinegar and cucumbers but you still have to eat those fast.
My Mr. Sexy got online and found a recipe!
Cucumbers
Canning Salt
Vinegar
Water
Ground Coriander Seed
Fennel Seed
Bay Leaves
Dill Weed
Pepper Corn
Sugar
The boys cut up the cucumbers into chip slices and then put them in the colander, rinsed them off and then sprinkled with canning salt or however much you think. This was all measured out by sight and instinct I guess. You let the cucumbers sit with this salt on it for 15 to 30 minutes. The cucumber will absorb the salt and break down a bit.
While this is going on bring your vinegar and water to boil-Equal parts.(about 2 cups to 2 cups) Add in your desired seasonings which you see our list above. With your sugar add more for a sweeter brine or less for a picklier brine. Around 1/4 cup. Bring it all to a boil.
Stuff your jars with the cucumbers and pour the brine over them into the jar! You want to cover your cucumbers. In one of the jars the boys added jalapenos to the cucumbers. The recipe says to let sit uncovered for a bit, we did not do this. We put the lids on the jars while they were still hot. Guess what? They sealed. All but the one that was not full.
There we have it! Some fast easy pickles
I was not expecting them to taste very well but to my surprise they do! The boys did an awesome job.
If you want to try this yourself feel free to repin THIS PIN
I live in a small town in Arkansas (Atkins). When I say small I am talking a town with a population just a little of 3,000. The town is known to be the pickle capital of Arkansas. There used to be a pickle factory here but that has now turned into a chicken plant. Not only that but the main reason for Pickle Fest is the celebration of the Fried Pickle. From what I have read and seen the fried pickle was invented and sold here in a drive in called duchess drive-in during the summer of 1963. They were created by a man named Bernell "fatman" Austin. He was the owner of the diner. You can not buy this recipe in any restaurant. This is the only time of the year and place you can get the original fried pickle. In celebration of the famous Fried pickle this weekend is the kick off the 23rd annual pickle fest in downtown Atkins.
The family decided to see what all the hype was about. Logan had a blast! He loves this type of environment. People everywhere, lots of vendors and booths set up and people even had their dogs. I seen some pretty adorable furbabies!
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Logan rode his first pony! I was so amazed he loved it. He will not even pet our dogs but he loved this horse. It was well worth the $5 to see the smile on his face.
Logan and I both got to try our first ever fried pickle.
All in all it was a nice evening out with the boys!
