Why did they turn to moosh this time?

[savagerabbit]

I've made 2 batches and they turned out great. Today I went to "chunk" some and they've practically liquified. What went wrong!?!?!?

[Violet]

http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/food...n/hgic3101.html

[savagerabbit]

Thank you. I guess it could have been any number of things. (:

[beckyag]

Where can I find the recipe for Violet's Sweet Pickle Chunks? Thx.

[Violet]

Where can I find the recipe for Violet's Sweet Pickle Chunks? Thx.

 

 

VIOLET'S SWEET PICKLE CHUNKS

Pour boiling water over 24 pickling cukes for 4 days. On 5th day, drain, add this syrup.Cut cukes in chunks.

Syrup:

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 for 10 minutes.

I love these with tuna!

I used pickle crisp on these and my dh says they are TOO crunchy. I like them crunchy. The pickle crisp didn't hurt mine at all.

 

You drain off the water each day, boil fresh water, and pour over the cucumbers. Let sit a while to cool down before you cover them up.

On the 5th day, drain off all the water. Cut cucumbers into chunks. Make the syrup, pour over the cut up cucumbers. Then, each day for 3 more days, pour off the syrup, bring syrup with the spice bag to a boil and pour back over the chunks of cucumbers. On the 4th day of the syrup, drain off, boil, pack pickles into jars, pour over the hot syrup, seal jars, and process in the BWB.

[beckyag]

Thank you so much, Violet!