Show lynn says pickles are crisper if you put up your pickles this way I 1 use a pure cider vinegar be sure that you get a good product neither old nor adulterated 2 follow every direction every measurement and do every step carefully cucumber pickles may be made either by a long or short process but the longer process yields a better pickle 3 when slicing several kinte kinds of fruit or vegetable for pickling have all of them about the same thickness 4 too much spice destroys both flavor and color use the ingredients in tested recipes only |