Pickling
Crunchy, tangy and ready in the pantry
Pickles, relishes and chutneys turn a glut of cucumbers, beans or beetroot into something you will reach for all year. The vinegar does the preserving, so a big pot of boiling water is all the canner you need. Every recipe here is tested, and the process times are worked out for your altitude.
Tested recipes only, in Australian units.
The recipes
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Vegetables and vegetable products 47
- 14-Day Sweet PicklesAbout 5 to 9 x 500 mL jars
- Artichoke (Jerusalem) PicklesAbout 10 or 12 x 500 mL jars
- Bread and Butter Pickled JicamaAbout 6 x 500 mL jars
- Bread-and-Butter PicklesAbout 8 x 500 mL jars 1
- Dill Pickle RelishAbout 7 x 500 mL jars
- Dilled BeansAbout 8 x 500 mL jars
- Fall Garden RelishAbout 4 x 500 mL jars
- Fig PicklesAbout 8 x 500 mL jars
- Fresh Dill Cucumber RelishAbout 6 to 7 x 500 mL jars
- Hot Capsicum RelishAbout 6 x 500 mL jars CAUTION:
- Kosher Style Dill Green Tomato PicklesAbout 6 x 1 L jars
- Marinated CapsicumsAbout 9 x 250 mL jars
- No Sugar Added Pickled BeetrootAbout 8 x 500 mL jars
- No-Sugar Added Rockmelon PicklesAbout 4 x 500 mL jars Day One: 1
- No-Sugar Added Sweet Cucumber SlicesAbout 4 or 5 x 500 mL jars
- Oscar RelishAbout 6 x 500 mL jars
- Pickle RelishAbout 9 x 500 mL jars
- Pickled Asparagus
- Pickled Baby CarrotsAbout 4 x 500 mL jars
- Pickled BeetrootAbout 8 x 500 mL jars
- Pickled Bread-and-Butter ZucchiniAbout 8 to 9 x 500 mL jars
- Pickled Capsicum-Onion Relish9 x 250 mL jars
- Pickled CapsicumsAbout 9 x 500 mL jars
- Pickled CarrotsAbout 4 x 500 mL jars
- Pickled Cauliflower or Brussel SproutsAbout 9 x 250 mL jars
- Pickled ChilliesAbout 9 x 500 mL jars Caution:
- Pickled Corn RelishAbout 9 x 500 mL jars
- Pickled Dilled Okra8 to 9 x 500 mL jars
- Pickled Green Tomato Relish7 to 9 x 500 mL jars
- Pickled Horseradish SauceAbout 2 x 250 mL jars
- Pickled Jalapeño RingsAbout 6 x 500 mL jars
- Pickled Mixed VegetablesAbout 10 x 500 mL jars
- Pickled Sweet Green TomatoesAbout 9 x 500 mL jars
- Pickled Three-Bean SaladAbout 5 to 6 x 250 mL jars
- Pickled Yellow Capsicum RingsAbout 4 x 500 mL jars
- Quick Fresh-Pack Dill Pickles7 to 9 x 500 mL jars
- Quick Sweet PicklesAbout 7 to 9 x 500 mL jars
- Reduced-Sodium Sliced Dill PicklesAbout 8 x 500 mL jars
- Reduced-Sodium Sliced Sweet PicklesAbout 4 to 5 x 500 mL jars
- Rockmelon PicklesAbout 4 x 500 mL jars Day One: 1
- Rummage RelishAbout 8 x 500 mL jars
- Spiced Green TomatoesAbout 4 x 500 mL jars
- Summer Squash RelishAbout 5 x 500 mL jars
- Sweet Capsicum RelishAbout 6 x 500 mL jars
- Sweet Gherkin Pickles6 to 7 x 500 mL jars
- Tangy Tomatillo RelishAbout 6 or 7 x 500 mL jars
- Watermelon Rind PicklesAbout 4 or 5 x 500 mL jars
Fruit and fruit products 12
- Apple ChutneyAbout 6 x 500 mL jars Caution:
- Chayote and Pear RelishAbout 5 x 500 mL jars
- Cranberry Orange ChutneyAbout 8 x 250 mL jars
- Harvest Time Apple RelishAbout 7 to 8 x 500 mL jars Caution:
- Pear PicklesAbout 7 or 8 x 500 mL jars
- Pear RelishAbout 10 x 500 mL jars
- Pickled Pearl OnionsAbout 3 to 4 x 500 mL jars
- Spiced Apple RingsAbout 8 to 9 x 500 mL jars
- Spiced CrabapplesAbout 9 x 500 mL jars
- Spiced Crabapples IIAbout 6 x 500 mL jars
- Sweet Apple RelishAbout 4 x 500 mL jars
- Tomato-Apple ChutneyAbout 7 or 8 x 500 mL jars
Mixed produce and general guidance 4
Before you start
How we keep this safe
- Tested recipes only. Every recipe here comes from published home preserving guidelines. We do not invent preserving recipes, because a guess in a jar can make you sick.
- Follow the recipe to the letter. The amounts, the jar sizes and the times are part of what makes it safe, not a suggestion.
- The vinegar keeps it safe. Use the vinegar, salt and amounts the recipe lists. Never water the vinegar down further or squeeze in extra vegetables, because the acid level is what keeps a pickle safe in the jar.
- Fridge pickles say so. A recipe marked “fridge only” is not processed for the pantry. It lives in the fridge from day one.
- Australian units. mL, grams, millimetres and degrees Celsius. The conversion is ours. A tablespoon in these recipes is 15 mL, not the 20 mL Australian tablespoon.
- When in doubt, throw it out. A bulging lid, a broken seal, a smell or mould means the bin, not a taste test.