I've never been a huge pickle fan, but I love the pickles some Amish cooks make. Whenever I'm visiting an Amish farm during the summer and am given a jar to take home they never last that long. The pickles are just the right combination of crisp and tangy and will bring to life the sleepiest of sandwiches.
This is an Amish recipe for homemade freezer pickles, not the pickles pictured here. This photo is of an Amish woman's home-canned pickles and jalapenos.
Freezer Pickles
Freezer Pickles
Ingredients
- 2 quarts sliced cucumbers
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 large onion (sliced)
- 1½ cups sugar
- ½ cup vinegar
Instructions
- Put ingredients - except for sugar and vinegar - in a large bowl and refrigerate for 24 hours. Drain. Mix sugar and cup vinegar and pour over pickles. Cover and refrigerate for 24 more hours. Take out of refrigerator or cellar and pack in freezer boxes. Pour syrup over pickles and freeze. These are really good and crisp. To serve, thaw unopened in the refrigerator.
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Barb Wright
As my mom used to say,"Don't they look beautiful?"..I can still hear my brothers laughing when she said that!! I think I'm done pickling,except for some hot peppers stuffed with sauerkraut(trust me,it's good!),and maybe some plain hot peppers. I am up to my eyes in tomatoes now..I made a batch of salsa from Lovina's recipe yesterday..it is so good!! Please thank her for the recipe. See,you can teach an old farmwife some new tricks!!
Lissa Holder
Hi Kevin! Thank you for posting the Freezer pickle recipe. Do you put all the ingredients in the beginning? I was alittle confused. (0:
Kevin
Lissa, the recipe was a little unclear, I re-edited to hold the sugar and vinegar until later...see the revised version!
Theresa
Kevin this recipe sounds great, but could you also get Lovina's recipe for canned pickles for those that don't have much freezer space? Thanks Theresa
colleen rohrer
I have made these pickles for the last few years. They are delicious and fun to make. I love taking them out of the freezer mid-winter for a wonderful treat!! Colleen
Abby
Confused...the ingredients list 1/2 c. vinegar, but the directions mention a cup of vinegar. Please help - I want to try these!
Kevin
Hi, Abby - thanks for catching that discrepancy, I'll have to change that. It should be 1 cup. Good luck, hope you are doing well!