Made your pickles and the family is asking for more so here I go canning 7 more quarts!

@GagneFarms

11 ай бұрын

That is great! 👍 I am glad you enjoyed them!

Here's a tip for you. Let your brine cool to just below 140 degrees before you add it to your jars for super crispy pickles.

@02271953me

28 күн бұрын

Thank you!!

You can’t beat homemade anything, it’s always the best.

I always used powdered alum for the best crunchy pickles. ❤

I cut my cukes for B&B pickles in rounds and add onions. YUM!

So fun to see a guy canning! Plus the pickles are the BEST

I love the idea of salting the cucumbers and riding as much water as possible!!

I want to tell you about the best cucumbers for crunchy pickles. Try armenian cucumbers. They crawl on the ground and i save seed from the mature cucumbers. I bought the seed from tractor supply. They are a non hybrid so save seed. Ive been saving seed for 40 years.

@GagneFarms

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip. I will check it out!

@fgarrison2910

2 ай бұрын

I want some

@jks9204

2 ай бұрын

Are u talking about the Armenian melons that I’ve seen people grow to harvest early as cucumbers? If so, what they have all said is the white ones are best. They are smooth and yummy.

@RT-wq8bd

Ай бұрын

I started growing Armenian cucumbers 5 yrs ago and they are a favorite for fresh or pickled. They hold their crunch without any lime or grape leaves. I grow mine on an 8 ft cattle fence trellis.

Awesome, grape leaves. My grandma always used them and I never knew why. Thanks for the memory. I talking back in the 1950s.

@GagneFarms

Жыл бұрын

Yes, grape leaves are my secret weapon. It's totally a game changer! I'm glad we could bring back some good memories for you!

@patmarkham519

3 ай бұрын

Same here! Only in the 60s & 70s! When my mom canned Dill pickles, she always put 1 or 2 grape leaves & 1 clove of garlic + fresh dill to her jars. Best pickles ever for us! One thing though, if you use garlic in your pickles, only use 1 clove per quart jar.If you use more than that, it will make your pickles ferment & cause your jars to unseal while being stored!!( Found out the hard way on this! Caused my mom to stop canning pickles, as she didn't know why it was happening!)

@GagneFarms

3 ай бұрын

@patmarkham519 hey thanks for the tip! I will definitely remember that for next time!

@loripiontek

2 ай бұрын

​@@GagneFarms I discovered oak leaves do the same as the grape leaves have done for you.

@jomanharth8425

2 ай бұрын

My mom used to can a lot and sometimes she would let me help, I always watched her even before I was old enough to help. I've made bread and butter pickles before but they were always soft. I will definitely be trying this way. Thanks, brings back wonderful memories and I will enjoy making them in the same kitchen that my mom did.❤

Awesome! Thank you!

Yum! That bowl is amazing!

Love this!!

Thanks for sharing my family loves pickles

I’ll try your pickle canning this year in the PNW pickle season thank you

thanks for the information

Thank you I really enjoyed as I learned. Didn't try to fast-forward to get to the information I needed😁

Thank you for sharing tips for crispy cucs! Very informative video!

I have never done that with the salt for my pickles and mine are always crunchy. I let my brine cool, then add it and that works for me. I love how everyone has "their tricks" and other ways of doing stuff!

@GagneFarms

3 ай бұрын

That is also a good idea to let the brine cool. I am going to give that a shot this year as well.

@user-vx7hg3nn4v

3 ай бұрын

@@GagneFarms For me it literally works every single time. I am actually going to be doing a big batch come summer :))

@margaretward1180

13 күн бұрын

Do you have to add time to the boiling? Thanks

Thank you for your video.

Thanks!

great, looks easy will try the bread & butter, dill and the relish

My mom always used a cherry leaf in her pickles! Worked great!

Love everything you can make from cucumbers!!! I'm so embarrassed to admit, I purchased the canning jars, all the spices and yes, I bought pickles from a local farmer and then the pandemic hit! So us nurses didn't see the light of day because of work and I never made them. These literally make my mouth water! No more excuses! Thanks for sharing!🙏

My family always used a grape leaf to retain crunch.

@trwsandford

2 ай бұрын

This tip was new for me! I’ll be doing that this fall for sure!

@janetberns3331

2 ай бұрын

They make excellent pickles. Old fashioned, but works.

@jks9204

2 ай бұрын

Grape leaf and green tea do this. I’ve tried the green tea and it worked w quick pickled beans.

@christistanton4085

Ай бұрын

Us too!

looks good. Checked out this stuff below your video but no recipe written up. That would be great for those of us impressed with your method.

Thank you for teaching me as I am just learning and new to canning.

@GagneFarms

27 күн бұрын

No problem. I'm glad to help!

Awesome! Thank you😊

@GagneFarms

11 ай бұрын

No problem 👍

i was not planning to do any waterbath canning, but you make it look very simple and i picked up some good tips for when i do (next year). but it was well worth watching this video just for the tip about putting spices/garlic etc in the bottom of each jar so that they all have the same amount. this is a great video, i'll be back to learn more! thank you.

@GagneFarms

3 күн бұрын

Oh thank you so much. We really appreciate it! 🙏

Well done .

Wow fantastic! TY!

@GagneFarms

Жыл бұрын

No problem. Thanks for watching!

I have that chopper and it’s fantastic!

@loripiontek

2 ай бұрын

We use it too

As soon as my cucumbers grow, I will try your recipe 🥰

Great video, I’m sharing it with my brother, he’s new to canning

@GagneFarms

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Yes, please do share it. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out. 😊

Thanks for the info!

@GagneFarms

2 жыл бұрын

No problem I'm glad I could help out!

Definitely trying it your way...will be my 1st time, am hopeful at this point.

Just saw a video that said strawberry leaves are tannin full and good for the crunch too! Going to try that this year.

Just moved to the burbs from Philly. So this is all new to us. Of all the pickle recipes I’ve watched yours is amazing. I’ve made my great great granny’s Virginia picked but they take weeks but are so worth it. We grew a ton of stuff so we’ll be canning fools this fall. Thank for the amazing video. (Yours is the first one I hit the like button lol)

@GagneFarms

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much we really appreciate it! I know there are a lot of pickle videos out there, so I must be doing something right! Feel free to check out some of our other canning vids! Cheers! 😃

I just came across your channel. I love how informative and real it is. Ive only done the ice box method, but will have to try the grape leaf hack. Thanks for sharing!

@GagneFarms

11 ай бұрын

Glad to have you! Yes, please give the grape leaf a shot. It will not disappoint! 😊

I stumbled across your channel this morning, and I am sure glad I did! We are new to homesteading, but I have several years of canning experience. You just taught me a BUNCH! Thanks for the content.

@GagneFarms

Ай бұрын

Not a problem. Glad we could help!

I just loved your video. It’s well explained and it seems easy. Thank you you’re a very nice man. Blessings

@GagneFarms

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words!

Appreciate the video! Helped alot!!

@GagneFarms

26 күн бұрын

No problem 👍

Thanks for sharing knowledge

@GagneFarms

2 ай бұрын

No problem, glad I could help!

I love your unconventional ways sign of a good cook. Your family is lucky to have the help in the kitchen. Everything looks delicious.

@GagneFarms

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Thank you for the information

@GagneFarms

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Love the pickle recipes ive used that fresh n crosp stiff for years thanks for sharing

@GagneFarms

18 күн бұрын

Not a problem! Glad you liked it! 😆

Good vid bud, making your pickles now. Always up to try new ways to see who has the best. But i like how you do it. Probably gonna be a go to in the future. God bless you and yours

@GagneFarms

Ай бұрын

Thank you Steven. I hope you like them as much as we do! God bless you as well! 🙏

Never heard of salting the pickles before you jar them. I will try next week 😊

I loved your video.I use a grape leaf also.I plan to try your relish.Thank you.

@GagneFarms

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Yes we love the relish. It is better than anything in the store!

Great information. Bring your music track down to -22 and keep your main audio at -13.

@GagneFarms

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the advice, always looking for ways to improve!

This is a great video. I love making pickles

@GagneFarms

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! We enjoy making pickles and showing tips and tricks as well! 😊

First time hearing about a grape leaf. I'll try it along with the dill recipe. Thanks

@GagneFarms

2 жыл бұрын

My grandmother used to add a grape leaf to her pickles and they always turned out great! Give it a try I'm sure you will like it.

Making myself some pickles 🥒i enjoyed watching it all the way from Trinidad 🇹🇹

@GagneFarms

4 ай бұрын

Oh, that is so awesome! Excited to have you around. I am glad you enjoyed the video!

I love seeing your water bath canner outside . My brother n law told me this is how he does it and honestly I had never thought about doing it this way . I felt so stupid because I had always done it in m kitchen getting it so hot in my house .

@GagneFarms

Ай бұрын

We have been doing it like this for years and it is so wonderful. Keeps the mess outside and the heat, right during the hot part of Summer. We pressure can outside as well. Just got to keep the flame low. Give it a try, I'm sure you will like a cool kitchen during canning season 😎

Hey thanks for this. I must have watched this ten times. Maybe more. Took notes even and rewound it as i actually made each kind in the same order as you did, just to be sure step by step. It's my first time on pickles. It's past midnight and I should be done soon. I did the relish too, but added a little onion and red pepper to the mix. And I added real huge garlic chunks to the dill wedges.Thanks. . I will keep you posted on how they turn out

@GagneFarms

5 күн бұрын

Yes, please keep me posted! I thought about adding some peppers and onions to mine this year as well. Let me know how it turns out!

Love how you eyeball the measurements! That’s how I cook.

@GagneFarms

26 күн бұрын

Thank you

I’m going to make the relish!

This popped up in my feed and, you got me! I’m gonna try the grape leaves! Just making relish tonight so I’m excited! You got me first cuz you’re I. The Mitten (all my family from there, most still there) and then the phrases you use that I do too😂 BAZILLION 😂. ❤ from a new sub, Kristy in Missouri zone 6b 😃🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@GagneFarms

11 ай бұрын

Awe thanks Kristy! I'm sure you will love the recipe, we have enjoyed it for years! Happy growing!

Great tips❤

@GagneFarms

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Loved this video. Just canned my first batch of pickles today. I appreciate your knowledge

@GagneFarms

11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@FNBBN150

11 ай бұрын

@@GagneFarms ❤️❤️❤️

Thanks for sharing can't wait to try this never knew about cutting off the blossom end of a cucumber every thing else we do and sometimes we a soft jar or too or 8 to 10 months in they all go soft .so thanks for the tip and don't touch,look at,or breath on the finished product for 24 hours !!!! Check !!!

@GagneFarms

2 ай бұрын

No problem. Glad I could help. Cutting off the blossom end will be a game changer for you this year!

Im going to try the grape leaf this year. We have lots of fox grapes growing here. Thanks for that tip!

@GagneFarms

2 ай бұрын

No problem, I'm glad to help! 😉

@sandysteiger832

Ай бұрын

I have tried the grape leaves two years in a row. Didn’t work. I tried it a second time because I thought maybe the first year I did something wrong. Well, it just didn’t work for me. The pickles were so mushy. I threw out two years of pickles. I made 20 some quarts of pickles each year. I gave up after that. I might try again this year with the pickle crisp.

I'm 70 and I've made bread and butter pickles and always cut thin round rings with onions and sometimes peppers. I can't wait to see how these come out. I'm down in Mississippi.

@GagneFarms

3 ай бұрын

Oh that sounds delicious 😋 I think I might try some like that this year!

@bscrimbitt9359

2 ай бұрын

I also cut my cucumbers into rounds. Also add rings of raw onion then the brine with spices. I can them but also just take one large 2 quart jar and put directly into fridge. We call them fridge pickles. They are very crispy cause are never processed in boiling water.

@ceceliaclifford621

Ай бұрын

Thats how I made them too!

@longarmsupplies

6 күн бұрын

Ditto, except the peppers. I'm from Alberta Canada!

Added a second large raised bed this year and cucumbers for the first time. Anticipating my first go at Pickles and possibly relish. Depending on my yield. Subscribed & thumbs up.

@GagneFarms

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Definitely give this a shot! They are so much better than anything you can get in the store! Congrats on the second raised beds! Happy gardening. 😁

i just do fermenting now. it is tannins. you can you anything with tannin. i use dried bay leaves.

Ah! We usually cut off both ends. Sounds like we just need to cut off the blossom end! Thanks! Great video!

@GagneFarms

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

You seem like a cool dude. Love the video I'm definitely going to try this method.

@GagneFarms

19 күн бұрын

Thanks man, I appreciate it! Yeah give it a try, I'm sure you will like it.

Nice love you're style good work

@GagneFarms

10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! 😊

Just now seeing your video and I am going to try your way just to see how it works and thanks for sharing this video.....

@GagneFarms

2 ай бұрын

No problem. I am glad you enjoyed it!

New subsriber. From NJ. I'm so glad I found this video. I would love to learn how to make Sweet relish, with pickles. Please let me know if you have a video out already making it. Thank you. Look forward to watching more videos 👍👍

@GagneFarms

3 ай бұрын

Awesome! Glad to have ya. We don't do a lot of sweet relish here, actually if I do make any I just use a Mrs. Wages packet. I would just chop the cuckes up like this video and use a sweet pickle recipe. If I do a video on sweet relish I will let you know.

Great recipes 😊

@GagneFarms

21 күн бұрын

Thank you very much! 😀

this guy is the real deal.

@GagneFarms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Rich! 😊

Those pickles look delicious

@GagneFarms

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

I'm new to your channel and I have one of those choppers, they are great

@GagneFarms

27 күн бұрын

They are awesome. We use ours probably every day! Thanks for joining us. Cheers!

Wow you grow great cucumber

You really rock N rolled that pickle 101! That dill relish sounds delicious on a koegels.

@GagneFarms

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave! I try to keep a little rock n roll in there to spice things up! Lol Hope you are doing well these days!

@sharonlocke9096

3 ай бұрын

What is koegels???

@GagneFarms

3 ай бұрын

Kogels are an all beef hotdog from Michigan. They are a very popular item around these parts, with an all natural casing! Super tasty! 😀

The relish looks yummy

Making my first batch now. Took your knowledge and just added some of my own twist to it. THANKS MANNNNGGG!!!!

@GagneFarms

Жыл бұрын

No problem 👍 I am super happy you gave this a shot! I guarantee you will not be disappointed!

@timeMeow

Жыл бұрын

@@GagneFarms Im leaving it alone in the fridge for a week min. May ask for more input if I messed up.

@GagneFarms

Жыл бұрын

No problem at all. I'm here if you have questions! Good luck! I'm sure they will turn out great!

@loripiontek

2 ай бұрын

​@@GagneFarmsI also tried vacuum sealing my sills. The cups stuck up the brine right away.

Never heard of the grape leaf thanks. From Canada

@GagneFarms

2 ай бұрын

No problem glad I could help!

Thanks I'm new to your channel. Your very informative and your audience shares too. Made pickles last year but they turned soft and mushy. Everything else I canned turned out awesome. I did stuffed peppers and stuffed cabbage. They were very good. I had a abundance of peppers last year. Made 5 batches of relish during the growing season. Its almost all gone. But I planted about 7 types of cucumbers in hopes to try this year to make pickles. Thanks.

@GagneFarms

2 ай бұрын

No problem. Good luck to you this year! 😄

Thank you for this looks delicious

@GagneFarms

2 жыл бұрын

No problem glad I could help!

I hear some good things about maple syrup and sugar in pickles! Keep crushing it!

@GagneFarms

19 күн бұрын

For sure! Maple Syrup goes good in everything! Thank you Sir! 😁

I love hot sweet dills. Add a hot pepper to dills along with sugar. Put a grape leaf in the bottom of the jar.

i use blackberry leaves to make crispy

@loripiontek

2 ай бұрын

I've been told to use oak leaves as well.

New Subscriber... I also, want my pickles to be crunchy & will be using yoir recipes! Love your channel...Thank you! 💗🤗💗

@GagneFarms

15 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! 😃😀😁 Glad to have you here!

Hiya GF. You popped up on my feed just now and I watched, of course. I must confess that I'd never heard of the grape leaf trick. So happens we have brand new scuppernong and or muscadine leaves at pickle time. Jes have to try that. THANKS. We exclusively put up Klaussen type dills each year. Brine/garlic/pickles. When we started we had mush pickles but that was a looooog time ago. We got onto Pickle Crisp last year and I believe it helps. Wouldn't do a jar without it. Same for squash relish etc. But here's our secret. I learned this from a little old lady on Sand Mountain way back. When you go to the store to get a jar of Klaussen pickles what is different about them? They live in the cooler....not the grocery shelf. Well she had crisp pickles and the secret was refrigerating them after cold packing. If you have the room, put your pickles (or as many as will fit) in the fridge after processing. Only thing..once you do that they have to stay refrigerated. You can take 'em to a church eating meeting Sunday a solid year later and you're guaranteed to take an empty jar home. Sitting them on a warm shelf later...the seal will break. So gotta keep 'em cool. Works for us. Take care and thanks for the vid!! Norm way over in Alabam

@GagneFarms

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Norm! That is a good tip. I usually put mine in the basement the day after I can them. So that may be another reason why mine stay crunchy. My basement is about 55 degrees year round. Thanks again for the info!

@OvGraphics

Жыл бұрын

@@GagneFarms There you go! Great to hear back from you with that affirmation!

Just found your channel. Mid Michigan? That's where we are at too. Small homestead just north of Clare.

@GagneFarms

20 күн бұрын

That's awesome! We are south of Midland. It's nice to have like minded people from the area! Need to build this community, this is a fantastic area to Homestead! 😃

Hi it's awesome to meet you both I'll be sending you out for more friends

@GagneFarms

2 ай бұрын

It's nice to meet you as well. Thanks for joining us!

We use the Ms. Wages bread and butter for pickle slices. So good on hamburgers.

@GagneFarms

8 күн бұрын

For sure!

I'd be happy to try your relish

Our dill pickles have two garlic cloves, a bay leaf and fresh dill out of the garden in each jar.

Just found you. Love your pickle recipe. Im in lansing, I see you are close. Nice

@GagneFarms

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome, Dawn. It's nice to have you around. ☺️

My best friend and neighbor lady told me to use alum many years ago seam to work really well

@fgarrison2910

2 ай бұрын

How much

I Like this recipe,,, Waited forever to see that you did add the gr ape leaf. What are th e measurment Funny snot

Great recipe 😊

@erilinaw1998

Ай бұрын

Did you notice how many pounds of pickles to use for that recipe?

@GagneFarms

Ай бұрын

You can use as many or as little as you want. I would say a couple pounds would be a good start!

Thanks man!

New sub! Going to make your relish on my next harvest in a day or two. I love dill relish, never even thought to make my own, geesh , Boomer-brain.😏

@GagneFarms

11 ай бұрын

That's awesome thank you! We love this relish. We just made up about 10 pints last weekend! We haven't bought relish from the store in 3 years! Good luck on your batch, I'm sure you will love it! ❤️

Thanks for showing this.Ive been harvesting Green Beans every 3 days. Haven't yet used a pressure cooked anything yet. Canner being delivered any day now. So been freezing. Unsure about pressure canning, but feel better about now.Thanks again.

@GagneFarms

Жыл бұрын

No problem 👍 It really is easier than you think. Start with something easy (like these green beans) and then work your way up. I am sure you will really enjoy it after you do a batch of beans! 😃

@user-zy3ci4ky2r

Жыл бұрын

Yep, exactly my plan. Need to get comfortable with pressure canning,before I do my Roma's .

@patroot2536

2 ай бұрын

I put my beans in the freezer waiting on more to can I didn't like them they turned out soggy, but when I did them fresh they were perfect.

Great video! New subscriber. No to hunt down some grape leaves.

@loripiontek

2 ай бұрын

I use oak leaves for the tannin instead.

I'ma have to try that relish on a kogel when I come home!

@GagneFarms

2 жыл бұрын

For sure! Or, better yet, a homemade Jalapeno Cheddar Brat from Gagne farms! Add a little Develey Hot Tube Mustard on the side and some homemade ketchup from the garden....Best Brat Ever!!!!! p.s. we can have Kogels too! lol

Thanks for the video. I got some good tips out of it. One thing that i stopped doing was boiling the brine. that's just another factor of sogginess

@GagneFarms

11 ай бұрын

That is true. I try to keep as much heat off them as possible! Glad I could help!

@FC2ESWS

8 ай бұрын

Claussen doesn't boil for that reason.