Pickle Mixes
Mrs. Wages® Sweet Pickles Refrigerator Pickle Mix
Add vinegar, sugar and water to these herbs and spices for a great-tasting pickle. Each pack makes 4 pints of NO-Process pickles or pickled fresh or frozen vegetables.
Preparation slightly faster and easier than Quick Process® pickles. Just make and store in refrigerator. Boiling water bath method not required but may be used if not storing in refrigerator for this preparation. Ready to eat in 24 hours after preparation.
- Net Wt. 1.94 oz. (55g)
- Yield: 4 pints
INGREDIENTS: Salt, Spice (Includes Mustard Seed), Maltodextrin, Spice Extractives (Includes Turmeric Extract), Citric Acid.
SWEET PICKLES
Makes 4 Pints
YOU WILL NEED
- 2 lbs of pickling cucumbers (about 10-3 to 4-inches)
- 2 cups Mrs. Wages® White Distilled Vinegar (5% acidity)
- 1½ cups water
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 pouch Mrs. Wages® Sweet Pickles Mix
DIRECTIONS
PREPARE & PROCESS home canning jars and lids according to manufacturer’s instructions for sterilized jars. Keep jars hot.
WASH cucumbers and drain. Cut a 1/16-inch slice off blossom end and discard. Cut cucumbers into thin slices. WHOLE CUCUMBERS NOT RECOMMENDED.
COMBINE Mrs. Wages® White Distilled Vinegar, water, sugar and Mrs. Wages® Sweet Pickles Mix into a large non-reactive saucepan. Do not use aluminum. Bring mixture just to boil over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture dissolves. Remove from heat.
PACK cucumbers into sterilized hot jars, leaving ½-inch headspace. Evenly divide hot pickling liquid among the packed jars, leaving ½-inch headspace. Unused brine may be stored in a non-reactive container up to 1 week in refrigerator. Remove air bubbles, wipe rim and cap each jar as it is filled. If more liquid is needed for proper headspace, add a mix of 3 parts hot vinegar and 1 part hot water.
COOL jars to room temperature. Keep unopened, properly processed product refrigerated and use within 6 months. Once opened, use within 1 week.
