A few months ago my wife bought a large(read huge) jar of Vlassic Bread and Butter Pickles. These pickles are American I believe but they are great pickles. I took the last pickle out of the jar the day before yesterday and at the same time I noticed that we had several large cucumbers in the fridge. What I did was to pour all the pickle juice and spices into large saucepan with a lid. I added a bit of white vinegar and a couple teaspoons of sugar and put it on the stove to heat.
In the meantime I washed the cucumbers and sliced them like the original pickles. I washed out the pickle jar and sterilized it and the lid with boiling water. I then put the sliced cucumbers in the jar along with a few slices of onion. I then poured the boiling hot pickle juice over the cucumbers etc in the jar and filled the jar to the brim. I put on the lid finger tight and let it cool on the side board until the lid popped in. At that time I tightened the lid. I will leave these pickles in the fridge for about a week and a half and I will have pickles as good as the originals.
I've done this before and it works pretty good. I don't think I would do it more than once with the same pickle juice...
Just as an aside, the original jar of pickles was six or seven dollars. The pickles I just made cost a buck or two so if you have the time....It's worth it....;-):lol:
In the meantime I washed the cucumbers and sliced them like the original pickles. I washed out the pickle jar and sterilized it and the lid with boiling water. I then put the sliced cucumbers in the jar along with a few slices of onion. I then poured the boiling hot pickle juice over the cucumbers etc in the jar and filled the jar to the brim. I put on the lid finger tight and let it cool on the side board until the lid popped in. At that time I tightened the lid. I will leave these pickles in the fridge for about a week and a half and I will have pickles as good as the originals.
I've done this before and it works pretty good. I don't think I would do it more than once with the same pickle juice...
Just as an aside, the original jar of pickles was six or seven dollars. The pickles I just made cost a buck or two so if you have the time....It's worth it....;-):lol: