keeping pickling cukes crisp..

[trunkman]

I recently noticed that when I pick pickling cukes and just put them in the fridge they start getting soft within hours, well I saw a video on You tube that said to put cukes in a storage bad in the crisper drawer in the fridge and that they would stay fresh for up to two weeks. I tried it and it worked, I only tried it for one week though and when I pickled them they were still firm and crisp, it really worked!!

 

[4grandbabies]

I recently noticed that when I pick pickling cukes and just put them in the fridge they start getting soft within hours, well I saw a video on You tube that said to put cukes in a storage bad in the crisper drawer in the fridge and that they would stay fresh for up to two weeks. I tried it and it worked, I only tried it for one week though and when I pickled them they were still firm and crisp, it really worked!!

I store mine in brown lunch bags, so they can "breathe". I dont use plastic or air tight ones.

 

[trunkman]

I recently noticed that when I pick pickling cukes and just put them in the fridge they start getting soft within hours, well I saw a video on You tube that said to put cukes in a storage bad in the crisper drawer in the fridge and that they would stay fresh for up to two weeks. I tried it and it worked, I only tried it for one week though and when I pickled them they were still firm and crisp, it really worked!!

I store mine in brown lunch bags, so they can "breathe". I dont use plastic or air tight ones.

I'll have to try that too, thanks

 

[RidgebackRanch]

This may not work for many people, but DW will get the pickling stuff ready in the kitchen and then go harvest the pickles. She has them in the jar within one hour of picking. I will try the crisper drawer for the slicing cukes, because you are right they get soft quickly in the fridge.

 

[Southern Gardener]

Thanks for that tip. I have a drawer full of soft cukes.

 

[SweetMissDaisy]

I recently noticed that when I pick pickling cukes and just put them in the fridge they start getting soft within hours, well I saw a video on You tube that said to put cukes in a storage bad in the crisper drawer in the fridge and that they would stay fresh for up to two weeks. I tried it and it worked, I only tried it for one week though and when I pickled them they were still firm and crisp, it really worked!!

Do you mean like a zip lock type bag?

 

[trunkman]

I recently noticed that when I pick pickling cukes and just put them in the fridge they start getting soft within hours, well I saw a video on You tube that said to put cukes in a storage bad in the crisper drawer in the fridge and that they would stay fresh for up to two weeks. I tried it and it worked, I only tried it for one week though and when I pickled them they were still firm and crisp, it really worked!!

Do you mean like a zip lock type bag?

That's exactly what I put them in..

 

[old fashioned]

To re-crisp old/soft pickle cukes, try soaking them in cold water in the fridge overnight before pickling. I did this last year with ours & it worked.

 

[lesa]

I've used the ice water trick, too. Don't forget to put a grape leaf in each canning jar- that will keep your pickles crisp...