I am very pleased with my harvest of cucumbers so far this year. However they are growing faster than we can eat them. So after my fist experience with canning was so successful, I decided to save some of these cucumbers for the winter months by canning them too!
I searched out a very simple recipe. Since I was looking to turn them into pickles it was a little more work to find a recipe we would love and was simple too.
Here is the recipe I used:
Soak your sliced up cucumbers in a bowl of cold water in the fridge overnight.
*Note- take out the cucumbers from the fridge, drain them, and allow them to warm up a lot before proceeding to the steps below.
Combine the following ingredients in a pot to boil.
3 cups water
1 cup vinegar
1/2 cup sugarStuff cucumbers into cans while waiting for the solution to boil.
Pour bowling solution into the cans and seal immediately. Turn cans upside down and leave them that way overnight.
So easy and I can’t wait to see how they taste in November and December!
Beth says
It’s actually no longer safe to use the flip over and leave overnight method. All jars need to be boiled to be safe. The times depend on the item being canned. Pick up a copy of the latest Ball Canning book or check out the USDA website for the latest guidelines.
Kristie says
Thanks for letting me know. I followed a reputable canning recipe, however it was not Ball. Today we canned peaches using a water bath method which I can see the necessity for in canning something like fruit.
Heidi says
I’m a little worried after reading this recipe. The cucumbers should be water bath canned at the very least, but I am not sure there is enough vinegar in the solution you are using to keep them safe. Here is a great guide for preserving vegetables, pickles, etc. Non-acidic vegetables MUST be canned in a pressure cooker or pickled and canned in a water bath canner. Otherwise, they are unsafe to eat. Also, using approved recipes that are approved and tested by the USDA and/or Ball Blue Book is recommended. Here is the guide: http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/publications/publications_usda.html