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One of the reasons I grow garlic and dill in my garden is so that I can easily make these dill pickles. I also grow pickling cucumbers, but because we are pickle fanatics, I never can grow enough. So, I usually pick up a half bushel of cucumbers from a farmers market to make up the difference. This is always the first dill pickle made each season, and it is a family favourite because it is not overly salty or briny. Instead, you taste the true flavours of the cucumbers, garlic and dill. YIELD : 6-1-litre jars WATER BATH PROCESSING TIME: 15 minutes for altitudes of 1000 feet or below. Adjust processing time for other altitudes. Prep Time 45 mins Cook Time 3 mins Water Bath Processing Time 15 mins Total Time 1 hr 3 mins Course side dish Cuisine American, Canadian
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I don't always grow my own pickling cucumbers, instead I pick up a half bushel at a time at the farmers market. One half a bushel of cucumbers that are 3-4" in length will yield 15 quarts of pickles. Keyword canning, dill, pickle How many pounds are in a half bushel?A half-bushel is about 21 pounds of apples, while a bushel weighs about 45 pounds. There are about 28 apples in a peck or ¼ bushel. Pears are denser fruit: a peck weighs approximately 14 pounds, a half-bushel is about 28 pounds and a bushel about 56 pounds.
Does a bushel of pickling cucumbers weigh?A bushel weighs 48 pounds and yields 16 to 24 quarts – an average of 2 pounds per quart. Quality: Select firm cucumbers of the appropriate size: about 1-1/2 inches for gherkins and 4 inches for dills.
How many cucumbers is in a half a bushel?Per Head (average) 1 to 1 ½ Corn (sweet, in husk) Bushel 70 Carton 50 Dozen 6 to 8 Ear ⅓ to ½ Cucumbers Bushel 48 to 50 Peck 12 to 13 Each ½ Eggplant Bushel 33 to 35 Each (average) 2 ¼ Garlic Head 1 to 2 oz. (16 oz. per lb.)
How many pounds is a bushel of pickles?1 bushel (48 pounds) is equal to 16 to 24 quarts (average 2 pounds per quart). 14 pounds fresh is equal to a canner load of 7 quarts.
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