Zesty Honey-Pilsner Pickles

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Zesty Honey-Pilsner Pickles
Photo: Jason Donnelly
Prep Time:
45 mins
Process Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
55 mins
Servings:
48
Yield:
7 pints

Ingredients

  • 3 ½ pound 3- to 4-inch pickling cucumbers*

  • 1 12 ounce bottle pilsner beer

  • 1 ¾ cup water

  • 1 ¾ cup cider vinegar

  • 1 ½ cup white vinegar

  • 1 cup honey

  • ¼ cup pickling salt

  • 7 cloves garlic, smashed

  • 7 teaspoon whole multicolor peppercorns

  • 7 teaspoon mustard seeds

Directions

  1. Thoroughly scrub cucumbers. Remove stems and blossoms; slice off blossom ends. Cut cucumbers into 1/4- to 1/2-inch slices.

  2. In a 5- to 6-quart stainless-steel, enamel, or nonstick heavy pot combine beer, the water, cider vinegar, white vinegar, honey, and pickling salt. Bring mixture to boiling, stirring to dissolve honey. Skim off any foam.

  3. Pack cucumber slices loosely into seven hot sterilized pint canning jars, leaving a 1/2-inch headspace. Add 1 clove garlic, 1 teaspoon peppercorns, and 1 teaspoon mustard seeds to each jar. Pour hot vinegar mixture over cucumbers, maintaining the 1/2-inch headspace. Wipe jar rims; adjust lids and screw bands.

  4. Process filled jars in a boiling-water canner for 10 minutes (start timing when water returns to boiling). Remove jars from canner; cool on wire racks. Let stand at room temperature for 1 week before serving. Makes 7 pints.

*Tip:

If small pickling cucumbers are not available, cut field (regular garden) cucumbers into 1/4- to 1/2-inch slices. If you purchase cucumbers for pickling, be sure they have not been coated in wax, which impedes the pickling process.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

36 Calories
8g Carbs
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 48
Calories 36
% Daily Value *
Sodium 580mg 25%
Total Carbohydrate 8g 3%
Total Sugars 6g
Vitamin C 1.1mg 1%
Calcium 9mg 1%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Potassium 69mg 1%
Folate, total 3.2mcg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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