Prepare Cucumbers for Pickling

Video Transcript

"We’re going to do two different types of pickles; we’re going to do whole pickles and we’re going to do sliced pickles. So, you want to get rid of the ends of the cucumbers because those are usually a little bit tough. With pickles, what you add to the pickle is as important as the pickles themselves. Brown sugar, pickling spice, vinegar, pepper, salt, mustard. Mustard is the special trick that gives it a little kick. Makes those pickles extra special. We’re going to do two different types of slices. We’re going to just make them very standard, maybe we can even do them a little bit skewed to give them a different shape. Like doing things at home—we don’t want them to look like those in the market. And here I’m going to do lengthwise. Ok, in this case, I have cut them pretty fine so they will cook very fast. If you use whole cucumbers, of if you cut it in large pieces, you have to cook them longer. "