So I tried the Food Wishes pickling video that I had posted above, and apparently everything just turned to mush (I was out of town). I tried it again last week. The results were better, but still not great. First, I doubt there are quality cucumbers this time of year and all the middles of mine seem to have first turned mushy, and now disappeared. The outer ring of what is left is still decently firm though, enough to give me hope to try again. The other problem I had this time though, is the taste. I used dill from the store, and some fresh garlic, but I otherwise used a store bought pickling spice.



Check out the ingredients though. Cinnamon is first in the list, and you can definitely taste it in the pickles. It pretty much ruins the taste. If it weren't for the strong cinnamon flavor, I'd chop this batch up into a relish and use it to make tuna or chicken salad or something. I still might actually. Wish I would have read that back before I bought it. Oh well, another lesson learned.