Cucumbers are one of the most common types of vegetables for pickling. Many people do not pickle zucchini, eggplants, patissons or tomatoes. But, as a rule, in almost every family in the cellar there are jars with pickled cucumbers. Pickling
cucumbers began in the era of Ivan the Terrible
.
The fact is that fresh cucumbers from the beds were not particularly valued at court. Almost immediately cucumbers began to
pickle
in large oak barrels
. In the XIX century cucumbers began to pickle in glass jars, which was a revolution for this process. Let’s tell you about how to pickle cucumbers deliciously.
Ingredients for pickling cucumbers:
- cucumbers – volume for a jar 1 liter;
- onions – pcs;
- dill sprigs – 2 pcs.;
- peppercorns – 10 pcs;
- bay leaf – 2 pcs.;
- water – liter;
- salt – tbsp;
- sugar – 2 tbsp;
- 9% vinegar – 100 ml.
Preparation of pickled cucumbers:
Cucumbers are washed and in a basin with cold water leave for a couple of hours. Cut a small dice onions, chop
dill
sprigs with scissors
. In a jar put 2 tablespoons of onions, dill, and then tamp the cucumbers. Add peppercorns and bay leaves to the jar.
Pour water into a saucepan, over medium heat, begin to bring to a boil. At this time pour salt and granulated sugar into the water, it is necessary to dissolve the granules. Pour
vinegar into the boiling liquid.
Boiling marinade pour into a jar with cucumbers, cover with a lid. In a large saucepan on the bottom of the towel, pour warm water.
On the towel put the jars with cucumbers, bring to a boil. It is recommended to boil cucumbers for 15 minutes.
If the jars are less than a liter, then reduce the time to 10-12 minutes.
Roll up the jars after boiling, turn them upside down with the lid. Wrap the jars in a towel and wait until they cool down completely.
This marinade recipe is one of the simplest. At the same time, it is the most popular among housewives.
