The first year I visited with my departed friend Joel (Benz) one of the first things he asked me was would I like to try some of his mother's Wedding Ring Pickles. I thanked him butI told him that I didn't care for pickles. He said, well these are very different and he pulled a jar out of the frig. I immediately fell in love with them.
Joel gave me his mother's recipe for 'Wedding Ring Pickles'. I'm pretty sure that she'd found the recipe in a magazine because her instructions were almost word for word for this one I found online:
https://www.food.com/recipe/omg-deli...s-cukes-383186
I figure that the original was printed back in the 60's or 70's as the process doesn't follow current safe home canning requirements. So I basically follow the directions but refrigerate after each cycle and then when I do the canning I add 'Pickle Crisp' to the jars (a rounded 1/4 teaspoon per quart OR a rounded 1/8th teaspoon per pint) and then add the heated cucumbers and then the heated liquid and water bath can for 15 minutes)
I also don't do the rings anymore as I've found I can get more product in the jars by doing slices.
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