Canned cucumbers have long been a traditional Russian snack. Most people who have no time to roll cucumbers on their own buy them in the store. So how long can canned cucumbers cooked at the factory or at home be stored?
How to roll cucumbers
Cucumbers of the Delicatessen, Graceful, and Nezhinskie varieties, as well as the Rodnichok variety and long-fruited cucumbers grown in the open field, will be an ideal choice for preservation. To roll up a jar of cucumbers for the winter, use the three-time hot fill method.
Take a prepared three-liter jar, put washed parsley, mint, horseradish leaf, dill, celery and black currant leaf on its bottom - all 10-15 grams each. Lay a few cucumbers on top of the greenery horizontally and vertically, and on the very top place a sprig of fresh dill with seeds (you can use fresh or one that has already dried out). Then pour boiling water into the middle of the jar so that its walls are evenly warmed up.
Freshly picked young hard cucumbers of bright green color are excellent for home canning.
Submerge the lid of the jar in boiling water and carefully pull it out with tweezers. Cover the jar with a scalded lid and wait a few minutes, then drain the water from the jar into the pan and pour boiling water over the cucumbers again. Pour out the water and put 10 grams of horseradish and 3-5 cloves of garlic in a jar. Prepare the marinade by adding 35 grams of sugar and 90 grams of salt to the water from the first pour. Boil the marinade for a few minutes and pour 100-150 grams of vinegar into it. Pour the cucumbers a third time with hot marinade to the very top, cork the lid and turn the jar upside down, leaving it to cool.
How much canned cucumbers are stored
There is a difference between the shelf life of home and store preservation. Cucumbers purchased in the supermarket can be stored for three years, but if they contain little vinegar, the three-year period is reduced to two years. When buying store cucumbers, correlate the release date with the current date - it is better not to eat last year's canned food.
Never buy a bloated jar of canned cucumbers - they are extremely dangerous to health.
Homemade canned cucumbers should be consumed within a year, because during long-term storage they lose many useful substances and become less safe for the body. In home conservation, botulinum toxin can develop, which provokes poisoning, often leading to death.
How many people are pickled vegetables sent by grandmothers, aunts and relatives in the countryside? If you doubt the quality of the resulting workpiece, boil the cucumbers for 10-15 minutes - all the toxic substances in them will be destroyed under the influence of high temperatures.
