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step five: pouring boiled water with salt into the filled jars

(one full tablespoon of rock salt for 1l of water)

step six: picking out the appropriate jar lids for your jars and pouring boiling water on them

step seven: putting the jar lids on the jars and tightening them so that no water leaks

(you can wait a moment after tightening them initially and go in for round two of even more tightening, just in case. that’s what i do at least lol, wasn’t part of grandma’s recipe)

and you’re done!

(a cat is not required in the pickle making process but she did offer an immense amount of moral support)

tis the season! (for pickle making)

and i’m gonna livepost my process for future reference

(also fyi i got all the instructions from my grandma)

step one: soaking the cucumbers in cold water for at least an hour (after having them washed thoroughly)