Posted 8/22/2021 08:56 (#9177895 - in reply to #9177463) Subject: RE: Making pickles question
Northcentral South Dakota
I add Alum and add boiling brine of water, use well water and not city or rural water that has chlorine and other additives, and seal them. I never put them in a canner. Granddaughter tried some 5 year pickles and still crunchy!