canning season – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com Making a Handmade Modern Home one DIY project at a time. Tue, 16 Dec 2014 13:32:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/francoisetmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Untitled-2-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 canning season – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com 32 32 76357554 Fresh & Crunchy Saltwater Pickles https://francoisetmoi.com/uncategorized/fresh-crunchy-saltwater-pickles/ Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:16:17 +0000 http://francoisetmoi.com/?p=7765 Pickllllles! Oh do I love pickles. Especially the ones you find at Yum! Kitchen any time you order one of their gourmet sandwiches. Have you tried their pickles? They’re bright green, crunchy and salty, and they’re tough to find anywhere else. Thus I decided to make some at home, so that we wouldn’t need to buy a sandwich every time we had a craving for one. After a bit of research, I found that what helps these babies retain their color and crunchiness is that they’re actually soaked in saltwater rather than vinegar. Also known as half sour pickles, saltwater pickles need to be refrigerated, and also have a shorter shelf life than traditional vinegar pickles. But let’s be serious, their shelf life isn’t really an issue–they usually disappear within a few days! Ingredients*: 8 pickling cucumbers (short cukes) 1/8 c + 1 tbsp sea salt 4 c water 6 cloves of garlic, minced 1/2 heaping tsp black peppercorns 1/2 heaping tsp mustard seed 1/2 heaping tsp coriander 6-8 small fresh sprigs of dill two – 1/2 gallon mason jars with lids recloseable bag + rolling pin *Proportions are for two 1/2 gallon jars of pickles. Step 1:  Wash and dry your cukes. Place 4 pickles in each jar. Step 2: In a […]

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