Marinating - as a way of preserving foods
The first mention of cucumbers is dated to the 16th century. When marinating cucumbers for the winter, use a recipe with vinegar, salt, sugar, citric acid. The activity of microorganisms is suppressed, which contributes to long-term storage. Crispy pickled cucumbers strengthen digestion and stimulate appetite. But they can be harmful, since the acetic acid contained in the marinade is not useful for teeth and stomach. They need to be consumed together with other products. Marinating can be done in various ways, but with heat treatment, a huge amount (up to 70%) of trace elements and vitamins is lost. What can not be said about salted cucumbers. Nitrates are not destroyed during pickling. To reduce their content, cucumbers need to be soaked in cold water and cut off the tips in which the largest amount of nitrates is a very old recipe. 
Recipes of Pickled Cucumbers
In winter, and at any time of the year, goodpickled crispy cucumbers. There are many recipes for pickling crispy cucumbers. Each landlady has his own recipe, but since this is a complex process, one must approach it creatively, not being afraid to experiment.
- Pickled cucumbers for marinating onwinter to select dense, green, medium-sized, preferably of the same size cucumbers. To preserve the green color of cucumbers, they should be lowered for a few seconds into boiling water, and then quickly into cold water. Then tightly put in a jar, spilling evenly spices and pour marinade. For 10 l of marinade, 5 tablespoons of 6% vinegar, 4.5 liters of water, 600 g of salt, several cloves, 1 teaspoon of scented pepper, badyan, red pepper and cinnamon, and several laurel leaves are needed.
- Marinated for the winter with sterilization Cucumberswash the same size, cut off the tips and put them in the jars. Put on the bottom of the jars fragrant and bitter pepper, garlic, greens, bay leaf. Leave some green for the layers. Marinade boil, add vinegar at the end and immediately pour into cans with cucumbers. Banks close the boiled lids and sterilize 3 liters - 20 minutes, and liter - 10 minutes. As soon as the cucumbers become olive-colored, remove the cans from the fire and roll them up. For 1 liter of water, take 50 grams of salt, 25 grams of sugar, 80-100 ml of 9% vinegar, several peas of bitter and sweet pepper, a tablespoon of aromatic flavoring for marinade, 2-3 cloves of garlic, 3 bay leaves.
- Sweet and sour crisps Tightly packed in a jarcucumbers, rearranged with stalks of dill, onions, horseradish pour marinade, necessarily boiling. The can is closed and put to cool for 12-24 hours, then drain the liquid, boil and pour in the cucumbers again. For a three-liter can, you need 2 kg of cucumbers, about 100 g onions, preferably small, 50 grams of horseradish, several pieces of mustard seeds, peppercorns, laurel leaves, dill, 100 grams of sugar, 40 grams of salt, 300 ml of 9% vinegar.
- Sweet and sour peeled This recipe is suitable forlarge cucumbers with seeds. Cucumbers cut along, peeling from the seeds and peel, cut into small pieces, a little salt and leave for 12 hours in the refrigerator or in a cold place. After that, transfer them to a jar with onions, horseradish, dill and pour boiling marinade. Marinate 24 hours, drain the fill, boil and pour again into the jar. 2 grams of peeled cucumbers are taken 300 grams of shallots, green dill, tarragon, grated horseradish, bay leaf, sweet pepper to taste, 150 grams of salt, 0.5 liters of water, 0.5 liters of 9% vinegar or 80 ml of redcurrant juice , 100 g of sugar.
- Recipe without sterilization Wash thoroughly,soak the cucumbers, sterilize the jar. Lay in layers with spices, pour boiling marinade and roll. Turn the bank over, wrap it well and leave it to cool. For 2 kg of cucumbers you need 2 pieces of sweet pepper, dill umbrellas, black currant leaves and cherry, bay leaves, red pepper pod, garlic, horseradish, 1.3 liters of marinade water, 50 grams of salt, 15 ml of table vinegar.
- Assorted vegetables for the winter Marinade cucumbers can betogether with tomatoes, carrots, onions, zucchini and squash. On a 3 liter jar you need about 2 kg of vegetables, a few dill umbrellas, black pepper, bay leaf, 5 cloves of garlic, 5 pieces of cloves, horseradish, tarragon to taste. For pouring: 1.5 liters of water, 30 grams of salt, 45 g of sugar, 100 milliliters of apple cider vinegar. Wash the washed vegetables in a jar along with the herbs, top with a fork with tomatoes around the stalk, pour the boiled marinade, sterilize for 10 minutes and roll up the lid.
- Bulgarian recipe for pickled cucumbersIt is necessary to take small cucumbers, about 10 cm. Lay the spices on the bottom: several laurel leaves, black peppercorns, 3 cloves, 2 parsley spoons and a slice of onions. Tightly lay the cucumbers in a jar. Marinade boil for 3 minutes (water, 1.5 tablespoons with a glass of salt, 3 tablespoons sugar and bay leaves), strain, add 100 ml of 9% vinegar and immediately pour into the jar. Sterilize 7 minutes and roll up. Turn over, wrap and leave to cool.
