First, there are sweet pickles. I did two batches of 6 pints - one dozen:
Second, these are Bread & Butter Pickles from the Ball website. One batch of 4 pints.
And finally here is a Hot Dog Relish. 12 - 8oz jars. Don't be misled by Hot Dog Relish...We don't use this on hot dogs but we use it on white beans. I added some tabasco to the recipe so we will find out what sort of bite it has.
After canning these pickles and relish I wanted to know how they tasted. So I thought I would pop one of each of these open. Oops, the Ball Blue Book says that fresh pack pickles need to sit for 4-6 weeks. What? How will I know if I want to make more of them since these cucumbers are going crazy?! They won't have the full flavor but I popped them open anyway. Can I just say - DELISH! What will happen in 4-6 weeks if they are this good now? :-P I took one of the Sweet Pickles and one of the Bread & Butter Pickles to a garden meeting to share with others. They were received well even though they were only a week old. The Sweet Pickle recipe from my mother-in-law ended up in the garden newsletter thanks to my neighbor and fellow gardener. I guess they were good. :-)
On 6/20/2010 I canned more of these assortments of pickles. I have quite a collection now. Let's see - 9 pints of Bread & Butter, 12 - 8oz of Hot Dog Relish, 6 pints of Hot Dog Relish, 12 pints of Sweet Pickles.
I tried my hand at some Hamburger Dills from the Ball Blue Book. I let them sit several days and then tried them. Major Fail!! They were HORRIBLE! The only thing that I did differently was I used dill weed instead of fresh dill because I couldn't find any fresh. The recipe made 4 pints so I didn't lose too much, thank goodness. My neighbor is going to try one of the dill mixes from Ball. I hope hers turn out well.
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