Comments on: Quick Pickled Dilly Green Beans (Refrigerator or Canning) https://homesteadandchill.com/pickled-dilly-green-beans-refrigerator-canning/ Organic Gardening | Real Food | Natural Health | Good Vibes Wed, 06 Sep 2023 16:34:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 By: Aaron (Mr. DeannaCat) https://homesteadandchill.com/pickled-dilly-green-beans-refrigerator-canning/comment-page-1/#comment-2137384 Sun, 03 Sep 2023 17:04:43 +0000 https://homesteadandchill.com/?p=2065905#comment-2137384 In reply to Mary W.

Hi Mary, using dill stems as straws sounds like an interesting idea! I think using the dill stems in your pickles is a great idea as they still contain a good amount of flavor, we find the dill heads to be more aromatic but you may as well use the stems as well if you have them, we will have to add some stems to our next batch of pickles and we’ll let you know how they turn out. Enjoy!

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By: Mary W https://homesteadandchill.com/pickled-dilly-green-beans-refrigerator-canning/comment-page-1/#comment-2137370 Sun, 03 Sep 2023 14:03:24 +0000 https://homesteadandchill.com/?p=2065905#comment-2137370 5 stars
As always, so much good info in the instructions! I do have a question. Fifty years ago I made my dill pickles from cucumbers by adding several cut stems from the dill plant stuck down like a spear of cucumber. Then I added the seed heads to the top. I had been taught that was the best way to get lots of good dill flavor and it worked very well. I did peer down each hollow stem to be sure there wasn’t an insect hiding inside. I never found one but always checked. Now that I’m back canning, I never, ever hear anyone that uses the stems but only the heads. Is that due to new information concerning the stems or just no one bothers anymore? Would love to know but don’t see anyone mentioning this. We didn’t eat the stems but always poked about 4 or 5 into each quart jar. Thanks for the refrigerator recipe as well – my now preferred way for most crunch. Now that I’ve reread what I wrote, I was thinking the stems may make a great straw for cucumber water. That will be my first experiment.

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