Originally Posted by
SuzzyQ
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After the syrup is boiling with the spices in a spice bag... I have added the sliced vegetables and brought back to boiling … and then filled the jars and sealed them. I've water bathed them but usually don't. As long as the jars are sterile and the mixture is boiling …. that's how grandma used to do it. Just allow longer "aging" before eating.
That's what I usually do ... add cukes, bring to boil and bottle.
The totally raw into jars, and add the boiling mixture, was of interest, all just because of the simplicity!
Another difference ... my spices are not in a spice bag but right into the boil and bottles.
Always have used the spice bag for 9-day pickles though.