Pickle recipes are for just about anything!
How about pickled carrots?
Have you ever had dilly beans? MMMmm
Pickled green tomatoes, preserve the unripened fruits that
would end up frozen in the fall.
Chop some of those veggies and combine to make sweet pickle relish.
Do you have chickens? If so I'll bet you get a glut of eggs every spring! Try a pickled eggs recipe! And check out my egg boiling issues here. :0)
Here is a great pickling tip from one of SimplyCanning's readers.
When you think of canning pickles you probably think immediately of a cucumber. However, pickling is not just for cucumbers.
Pickling is simply the preserving of food (many different foods) in an acid, often vinegar. The acidic environment prevents bacterial growth and thus makes the food safe to eat.
Spices and or sweeteners are added for flavor. When canning pickles you will process in a water bath canner.
Dilly BeansFermenting is a form of pickling. The food to be pickled is soaked in a salty brine to ferment or cure. This is the most time consuming method. Brining time can vary from a couple of days to several weeks.
Also known as quick process. These pickles are packed in a vinegar solution. They can be brined from a few hours to overnight. The are then processed and allowed to set for up to several weeks to allow flavors to develop.
Relishes are a combination of vegetables or fruits that are chopped and packed in a vinegar solution. Sweeteners or spices are added to for flavor. Relishes can be sweet, or add some hot peppers for a spicy touch.
Fruits are brined in a sweet and sour syrup. Usually with vinegar and sugar.
Sauces include Ketchup, Chili sauce or Barbecue Sauce and more.