Half Sour Pickles Recipe

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Half Sour Pickles
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Ingredients
10
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Nutrition
3
Calories
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Ingredients:

  • 12 kirby pickles (approximately 4 long) (i quarter them into spears)
  • lacking kirbys use firm smaller cucumbers
  • 6 cloves of garlic (cut in half )
  • 3/4 cup kosher salt
  • cold water (not chlorinated tastes yucky)
  • 3 celery stalks (optional i leave it out most of the time)
  • 2 roots of dill (approximately) or 1 tbsp dill weed (not seed)

Directions:

  1. Wash pickles and celery and arrange in a jar in an upright position along with half of the pickling spice, cloves of garlic and half of the dill. Set aside.
  2. Mix 6 cups of cold water with kosher salt and white vinegar.
  3. Place in a large bowl and stir until salt is melted. The vinegar is what you need to adjust for flavor usually not the salt
  4. Taste. Should be sort of sour but not really salty
  5. Put water and salt mixture and vinegar into the jar until the mixture covers the pickles.
  6. Add the balance of the pickling spice and the dill.
  7. Seal and shake like crazy for a few seconds to blend all ingredients.
  8. Let this stand on the counter at room temperature, uncovered, or with the top just sitting on the jar but not closed, for one full day (24 hours).
  9. Check by tasting and if it is satisfactory, let it stand for an additional 2 days, uncovered. Adjust vinegar as necessary.
  10. . When the pickles turn dark greenish, cover and refrigerate.
  11. They will keep for 2 weeks in the frig... if they last that long.
  12. For sour tomatoes use 12 small green tomatoes, use the same ingredients above except increase the salt to 1 cup
  13. Tomatoes take longer to sour. Leave them on the counter for 2 days, uncovered, then cover and leave on the counter or outside for another 2 to 3 weeks.
  14. Tomatoes are ready when they change color from light green to dull olive green.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2.86 Kcal (12 kJ)
Calories from fat 0.36 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.04g 0%
Sodium 397.7mg 17%
Potassium 3.98mg 0%
Total Carbs 0.46g 0%
Sugars 0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0.12g 0%
Protein 0.06g 0%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 4.7mg 0%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 42.63 Kcal (178 kJ)
Calories from fat 5.33 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.59g 0%
Sodium 5931.12mg 17%
Potassium 59.38mg 0%
Total Carbs 6.87g 0%
Sugars 0.06g 0%
Dietary Fiber 1.86g 0%
Protein 0.87g 0%
Vitamin C 4.9mg 1%
Iron 3mg 1%
Calcium 70.5mg 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 0
    Points
  • 0
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Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free,
  • sugar free

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