Ball canning recipes for pickles: 59 photos
Pickling & Relish Canning Recipes | Ball® Mason Jars
FAQ
From crunchy cucumbers, crisp carrots, and zesty peppers, you'll need one of the best pickling jars to get the job done. For as long as she can remember, Meggan's go-to pickling jars have been the classic Ball jars. “I use my Ball jars for pickling because I use them for everything,” says Meggan.
Tannins work against softening enzymes and help keep pickles crunchier. They can be found in various sources, such as grape leaves, oak leaves, raspberry leaves, black tea, etc. Add some directly to your jars!
Adjust heat to medium-high, cover canner, and bring water to a rolling boil. Process pint jars 15 minutes, adjusting for altitude. Turn off heat and remove cover.
Views of the Pickle Crisp jar. Pickle Crisp is not. Pickle Crisp is pure Calcium Chloride with nothing else added.
Most fruit preserves and pickles are sufficiently high in acid to be canned via a method called water bath canning, where jars are submerged in boiling water for a prescribed amount of time. This destroys any pathogens in the food, and creates a seal, thereby rendering the jars shelf-stable.