I couldn't take watching any longer had to jump in.
I picked up some nice firm pickling cuc's at the fruit stand and went to work.
I only had quart Mason Jars and some vacuum canisters. I used the vacuum jar sealer for the Mason Jar. .
With the left over brine I got some green tomatoes from my garden and brined them.
Still had some brine so jarred that up for late night leg cramps, works good.
The local paper did a article on this a couple weeks ago. They suggested using various vegetables so we'll see where this leads.
Just got my BALL BLUE BOOK also..... that thing is loaded withy good stuff to make!!