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 Crock Pickle/Dilly Bean Recipe  -from Sharon Rosenbaum

8 cups water 1/2 cup pickling salt (coarse) 

1 gallon pickling cucumbers 2-3"in length 

6 garlic cloves 

6 fresh dill heads or sprigs 

2 tablespoons pickling spice 

2 small hot peppers (fresh or dried) peppers are optional 

1 cup white pickling vinegar  

You can use the same recipe for dilly beans using about a gallon of young string beans      

Scrub and drain cucumbers/string beans removing blossom end.                                                                                                                       

Place water, vinegar and salt into crock, stirring to dissove salt.  Add remaining ingredients. 

Place  a weighted plate in the solution to keep cucumbers/string beans immersed. 

Cover crock with a tight fitting plastic bag or plastic wrap.

Keep the crock in an area where the temperature is about 68 degree F.

Check the contents daily and remove any floating scum.  Do this for seven days.

 

Then Can:  Strain spices out of the brine and boil brine for five minutes. 

Immerse glass mason jars in boiling water for 10 minutes. 

If using self-sealing lids boil these as well for five minutes. 

Into hot (now sterilized) jars distribute fresh spices and the

cucumbers/string beans from the crock.  Pour in the hot brine to within 1/2" of jar top. 

Wipe jar rim before securing lids.  Process jars in a hot water bath for five minutes. 

Store jars in a cool, dark place and let set for one week before opening.  Consume within 12 months.
 

 

Here's a great sounding recipe hot off the press:

 

Delicious Chicken    Original recipe

6 Thigh & drumstick quarters

1 box or bag of Marie Callendar (or similar)garlic & parmesan croutons
1/2 c white wine or apple juice
1 small can sliced mushrooms
1 stick butter-melted in large fry pan
1 TBSP Italian herbs & spices
Baking dish with cover or 9x13 Pyrex baking dish

Place mushrooms & wine or juice in small sauce pan and bring to a boil, reduce
to simmer. Meanwhile, crush croutons to fine crumbs and place crumbs and herbs
in lg. Ziploc bag & shake to mix.  Place chicken, one piece at a time in bag
and shake to coat thoroughly.  Place in frying pan with melted butter.  Brown
chicken and put in baking dish.  Pour mushroom mixture over chicken along with
any drippings from the fry pan.  Cover and bake at 325 until done.  Chicken
should test 170 degrees on meat thermometer.
My family really likes this chicken recipe.
submitted by Monte  ( If it doesn't turn out---don't call me!)lol!