Comments on: Dill Refrigerator Pickles

By: Becky

Becky — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:50:38 +0000

When I grow dill heads for pickling, I wait until they just go to seed, pick them and put them in a bag in the freezer. When the pickling cukes are ready, I pull them out and they are as good as the day I picked them.

By: Shirley

Shirley — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:26:20 +0000

Pickling cucumbers are a smaller variety of cucumber that never grow very large. However, you could easily substitute regular size cucumbers for this recipe if you slice them or cut them in quarters. The pickling cucumbers (especially the smaller ones) are often used whole, but for the best results a regular size cucumber should be cut into smaller pieces so the pickling spices and vinegar solution could saturate all of the cucumber flesh. Thanks for leaving your comments!

By: Jordon

Jordon — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:25:47 +0000

I was going to ask the same thing — except I always figured a pickling cucumber was probably a baby size of cucumber. In other words, if you let a pickling cucumber grow, it becomes a regular sized cucumber. Is this right?

By: alicia johnson

alicia johnson — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:25:02 +0000

what are pickling cucumbers? is it a special kind or would just regular garden cucumbers be ok?

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:24:11 +0000

This recipe reminds me of the pickles my mother used to make. There was nothing quite like ‘em. We have some extra cukes from our garden this year, so maybe I can convince the wife to help me make up a batch from your recipe! Thanks for sharing it.

By: Meghan

Meghan — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:23:34 +0000

I’m going to make these pickles tonight. I have never made pickles before, but these sound easy.