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Pickling Pickles
updated: Aug 17, 2012, 2:11 PM

Does anyone know where I can buy pickling cucumbers? I need some for canning bread & butter pickles.

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Chris Millikin

Lazy Acres

Tri County Produce

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COMMENT 309645	2012-08-17 02:29 PM
I think I have seen them at Tri County Produce
COMMENT 309664	2012-08-17 02:54 PM
Try lazy Acres on the Mesa. Farmers Market?
COMMENT 309670	2012-08-17 03:10 PM
I bought them at the Sunday Farmer's Market the last few weeks.
COMMENT 309679	2012-08-17 03:25 PM
Thank you! Gotta love EdHat!
COMMENT 309681	2012-08-17 03:30 PM
Farmers market has them
COMMENT 309696	2012-08-17 04:07 PM
Goodland Kitchen has the yummiest bestest homemade pickles, etc!
COMMENT 309737	2012-08-17 06:01 PM
I bought Kirbys at the Sunday market last week. And they were FANTASTIC with salt. :)
MTNDRIVER	2012-08-17 06:14 PM
I saw them at Tri-County Produce yesterday.
COMMENT 309748	2012-08-17 06:48 PM
OMG - where you about three weeks ago ? My Persian Cucumber plants were at full bore- I was giving them away as fast as anybody would make eye contact with me. It's the first time I tried growing them. We had about 12 plants, they popped about 10 or 12 cukes each, all fatty's avg size 6" to 8" long. Real beauties. It's all over now - Try farmers market..
SEEDLADY	2012-08-18 07:38 AM
For pickling, cukes must be fresh, fresh, fresh. Are there any u-pick places nearby? You want to have your canning station all set up and ready to go. No rubbery cukes, or the pickles will be flabby. Another old-timer's tip: if you can get some unsprayed fresh young grape leaves, put one in the bottom of each jar. The tannin helps keep pickles crisp. Then pack your cukes around your dill sprigs and garlic, etc. Pack them as tight as can be, as they will shrink a bit when processing. Homemade pickles are great, but if you won't use a case of pickles, try making refrigerator pickles, a small batch at a time. I've used the small, smooth skinned ones from Costco with good results. They last about a week in the fridge and are like the Claussen's chilled pickles--VERY crisp!
COMMENT 309824	2012-08-18 08:08 AM
Do you have a good recipe for refrigerator pickles?
COMMENT 309866	2012-08-18 10:09 AM
Our big garden was over run with pickling cucumbers, but that was about a month ago. And my bread and butter pickles are tasting great (just opened a jar for a sample)
COMMENT 309883	2012-08-18 10:53 AM
Chris Millikin a local farmer - grows up off Patterson sells at Saturday and Tuesday farmer's Markets. His produce is impeccably fresh just right for all kinds of pickles! Thanks for the shout out 696!