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LindaLou- Sweet Pickle Question

19 years ago

LL or others!?

I have a ton of slicing cucumbers we are trying to deal with. I saw mentioned on the "Other than pickle" thread you mentioned your sweet pickle receipe as a relish. I have seen it referenced many times on the site, but always thought it was only for pickling cucumbers. As I said, ours are slicing. Would it work as sweet pickle relish- and if so can you post your receipe and any recomended suggestions for accomadating the slicing variety. Thank you so much.

Swimming in cucumbers,

bluejean in ohio

Comments (5)

  • 19 years ago

    You can use slicing cucumbers instead of pickling cucumbers.
    I just make sweet pickle chunks. I make zucchini relish, or at least used to when I could still have sugar. Sorry, I don't make sweet cucumber relish.
    Sweet Pickle Chunks

    Pour boiling water over 24 pickling cukes for 4 days. On 5th day, drain, add this syrup.Cut cukes in chunks.
    8 cups sugar
    4 cups cider vinegar 5% acidity
    3 1/2 tsp. pickling and canning salt
    2 Tbsp. pickling spices, tied in a bag

    Drain and heat syrup for 3 more days. On 4th day, pack pickles into jars, seal with lid. Process in water bath canner for10 minutes.
    I love these with tuna!

  • 19 years ago

    I was going to ask for a good sweet pickle relish recipe made from cukes, too. Something you could use in potato salad (I cheat) or on hot dogs. Something not too complicated.

  • 19 years ago

    I think using slicing cukes to make relish might make it too watery - unless you removed most of the seeds prior to chopping.
    bcskye - the best recipe for sweet pickle relish I've seen is in the Ball Canning Book. It's outstanding! In addition to hot dogs, I use it in egg and tuna salad sandwich spreads. The chopping takes time, even when using a food processor, but the ingredients aren't very exotic and it's not complicated.

  • 19 years ago

    Thank you olliem, I'll go ahead and use that one. It sounds just like what I've been looking for. My cukes aren't in yet, but I got 5 from a roadside stand today for $1 and I thought I ought to be preparing for when mine do come in. I do have several picklers planted.

  • 19 years ago

    Pickling cukes have very small soft seeds and work very well for not only pickles, but for a relish. Regukar cukes tend to have tougher skins and biger seeds, that are not good in any pickle. Also, 'burpless' cukes are too soft for pickling uses.