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Thanks for the info it's very much appreciated.

It was my neighbor's mother that told her to can the pickles without going through the hot water bath and she's been very successful. I have always been a fan of mother and grandmother recipes so I'm going to give it a try and hope everything goes well. Thanks for the help

Thanks for the info on the Isreali cucumbers, we grow our own cucumbers and pick them when they are small because they are firmer and crisper but once I would process them that's when they would get soggy. I'm going to try the no cook or raw pack method of canning and I'll let you know how it...

I agree that it's a lot of work and I certainly wouldn't want to lose any jars due to shortcuts but I do want crisp pickles which I haven't been able to achieve when processing the jars. I don't even know that is what's causing the pickles not to be crispy but I'm about ready to try anything...

I've heard of turning the jars upside down but have never tried it, I may give that a try. I appreciate your help and will look for those Isreali cucumbers. Thanks for the tips.

I have always followed an old recipe for Bread and Butter pickles but it didn't call for alum to be added and since I'm a stickler for following recipes I didn't add it and that might make the difference. My neighbor uses Mrs Wages sweet pickle mix and followed the ingredients on the package...

I am canning sweet pickles and have always processed them in a water bath but they are always soft. My neighbor cans pickles without processing them she boils all of the ingredients and also boils the jars and takes the jar out and packs them with the cucumber slices and adds the boiling...