Do I have to refrigerate Kosher Dill Pickles!!?
nita1950
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Ball kosher dill pickle mix OK to use for sweet pepper rings?
Comments (3)First you'd have to determine the pH of the peppers vs. cukes. Don't know if there is enough acid in the mix to compensate for the differences or how much extra you'd need to add. The mixes are sold as tested and safe for the directions on the package, not for use with other foods. I also don't know if the Ball mixes contain citric acid like the Mrs. Wages mixes do. One could speculate that it would be ok because the peppers have less water in them than cukes do but that doesn't compensate for the different density of cukes vs. peppers and peppers are much more dense. So speculating is just that - speculation. You begin to see the problems? It is your choice. Dave...See MoreAnyone use Ball Kosher Dill Pickle Mix recipe?
Comments (12)Floating is usually not a safety issue. It simply means that air was still trapped in the vegetable pieces. Over time, assuming it was processed correctly, they will sink. But slimy can be a serious problem as it is often indicative of too low acid brine (too little vinegar) and the food should not be consumed. The problem okra is often slimy naturally, especially if overly mature when harvested. So there is no way to know if the slimy results was from the okra or the too-low-acidity. To be safe I would recommend tossing them. " Are these ingredients good enough to can 1 quart of okra I'm using canning salt, garlic, ( ball) kosher dill pickle mix , and some (ball) mixed pickling spice, and the okra. These are the ingredients I have as of now. I know nothing at all." There are many tested and approved recipes for making pickled okra and when one is new to canning only those tested and approved recipes should be used. In all cases the amounts that can be added are limited to the specific amounts in the recipe - no additions. In other words the Ball Kosher Dill Pickle Mix is safe to use IF you follow the instructions on the label. I don't have a packet of it to check butyou would use only the packet mix, and the vinegar and water it calls for and the okra. No additional pickling spices or salt can be added unless the instructions call for them. I doubt they do as the salt and all the spices should already be in the mix in the packet. As for quarts - only if the instructions call for quarts. Normally such instructions are for pints only and you can never go to a larger jar than what is in the instructions as it creates safety issues in the pH and the processing time required. If you want to use an approved recipe for Pickled Okra instead use this one. http://nchfp.uga.edu/how/can_06/pickled_dill_okra.html Dave...See MoreDisappointed in Kosher Dills
Comments (8)These weren't fermented, they were the quick-process ones in vinegar that Carol (maybe Linda Lou originally) posted. Oh well, my mom said my dad found the refrigerator dills (same solution) too "puckery" so I'm sending the last jar of this batch to him b/c to me they don't taste like much. Though DS came back from their house with empty jar, told me Papa liked the first jar until the end, and liked the 2nd jar they just opened of the fridge dills, so maybe it was just that he'd kept them a couple of weeks and the last few slices were "puckery". I made a sweet pickle, cross b/t The Frug's pickle and Alton Brown's, gave a quart to my uncle and had 1 here I promised to my mom, but then I tasted one when I was packing it into Classico jar (quart wasn't full and it's my aunt's jar), not sure I want to give it up now! DH wouldn't try it, says he doesn't like sweet pickles but DS thought it was better than the fridge dills and he really liked those. Gotta make more today but I need onions. I want to enter this (and Annie's salsa, and maybe blackberry jam) in the Grange fair next w/e. Waiting to hear if the "canned goods" category allows for fridge pickles. All produce, baked goods, etc. are sold after judging so not sure if jars need to be sealed, you provide a small sample in separate container for tasting, or if judges open the jar and taste, then throw out the rest? Maybe they don't even taste them? At fair where we used to live, they did taste baked goods, and they returned that and your produce (though after a week w/o refrigeration, I didn't want them back). Never entered canned goods before....See MoreRefrigerator Dill Pickles
Comments (2)Lookin' good! How do they taste? Wait! I'll come check! I love dill pickles. Deanna...See Morenita1950
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