Quick pickles: The perfect snack to add to your survival stockpile
By hrseditor // 2024-10-25
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Quick pickling is a simple food preservation method that you can use to preserve almost any kind of vegetable. With this method, you can quickly pickle vegetables like beets, carrots, onions and more. (h/t to FeastingAtHome.com)

Benefits of making quick pickles

Here are some of the benefits of making quick pickles: Quick pickling is faster than regular pickling. This method takes less time than regular pickling. Quick pickles don't require canning when refrigerated. And while quick pickles don't develop the deep flavor that fermented pickles do, the former only requires a few days in the brine before they can be eaten. Quick pickles are full of flavor. Quick-pickled vegetables are less vinegary. This makes them the perfect snack if you want something a little salty, sour and tangy. They can also be used to give a flavor boost to sandwiches or salads. Quick pickling is great for preserving vegetables. Quick pickling is also the ideal method for preserving excess harvest from your home garden. This ensures that you have access to out-of-season vegetables when SHTF.  (Related: 17 Skills that will benefit homesteaders and preppers.) Here are some of the best vegetables to use for quick pickling:
  • Asparagus
  • Baby carrots
  • Beets
  • Chili peppers and red bell peppers
  • Cucumbers
  • Green beans
  • Onions
  • Radishes
  • Salad turnips
  • Zucchini and summer squash

How to pickle vegetables

When you're ready to start pickling, wash and prep the vegetables. Peel carrots and slice them into matchsticks or coins. If you're pickling cherry tomatoes, they are best preserved whole. For green vegetables like green beans or zucchini, blanch the vegetables first in boiling water for two to three minutes and then shock them in an ice bath to preserve their color. This step is optional. Step one Start filling up the mason jars with vegetables. Layer the vegetables with your choice of whole spices, raw aromatics (such as garlic, ginger or onion) and herbs. Step two While you are filling the jars, heat the pickling liquid on the stove. Bring the liquid to a boil. Step three Wear oven gloves and carefully pour the hot pickling liquid over the vegetables until they are completely submerged. Leave about a 1/2-inch space between the top of the liquid and the lid. Step four Set aside the jars and let them cool on the counter for a couple of hours before covering and refrigerating. Step five Refrigerate the quick pickles for 12 to 24 hours. The pickles will begin to have flavor the next day, and they will taste even better after leaving them in the fridge for several days. Quick pickled vegetables will last for at least two weeks in the fridge.

Where to buy supplies and other items for your survival stockpile

The Health Ranger Store is committed to helping you prepare for any emergency as you stock up on essential ingredients for your cooking and prepping needs. That's why we're proud to introduce an assortment of many clean, lab-verified and healthy food options such as Pink Himalayan Salt Fine Ground, Freeze Dried Organic Apple and Freeze-Dried Organic Strawberry Pieces. A much healthier alternative to regular salt, pink Himalayan salt can contain up to 84 different beneficial trace minerals without the harmful additives often found in regular table salt. Aside from being one of the purest and healthiest salts in the world, it is also an underrated preparedness item that you can use for long-term storage. You can use it to create an emergency rehydration fluid, a saline solution, to preserve food and so much more. Our Health Ranger Select Pink Himalayan Salt contains a full spectrum of electrolytes and trace minerals that are usually stripped away from regular table salt. It is mined from ancient sea salt deposits located deep inside the Himalayan Mountains using the traditional room and pillar mining method. The mined salt crystals are thoroughly inspected and sorted to ensure quality and purity. Health Ranger Select Pink Himalayan Salt Fine Ground is not subjected to irradiation and contains no GMOs, gluten, anti-caking or bonding agents, additives, or processing aids. It is also vegan, non-China, certified Kosher and lab-tested for glyphosate, heavy metals and microbiology. Use a dash of pink Himalayan salt to season your favorite sweet or savory recipes. The Brighteon Store also wants to help you experience the full nutritional benefits of organic apples, which is why we're bringing you freeze-dried, organic, diced apples in long-term storable #10 cans. Health Ranger Select Freeze-Dried Organic Diced Apples are made from fresh, high-quality apples that are grown under strict organic standards without any harmful synthetic pesticides. Our freeze-dried apple pieces are non-GMO, certified Kosher and organic and are thoroughly lab-tested for glyphosate, heavy metals and microbiology. YOu can enjoy them as is as a healthy snack, sprinkle them onto cereals, or rehydrate them by soaking them in water. Lastly, you can try Health Ranger Select Freeze-Dried Organic Strawberry Pieces. They are a tasty and healthy snack that you can enjoy all year round. With their crispy texture and natural abundance of vitamin C and other beneficial antioxidants and nutrients, our freeze-dried organic strawberry pieces can add a burst of flavor and nutrition to all your favorite pancakes, muffins, pies, salads and baked goods. They can even be eaten directly for a quick and healthy crunchy snack. Health Ranger Select Freeze-Dried Organic Strawberry Pieces contain no gluten or GMOs and are certified Kosher and organic. Our premium strawberry pieces are also vegan, non-China and have been meticulously lab-tested for glyphosate, heavy metals and microbiology. Visit Health Ranger Store and Brighteon Store to find more lab-verified products for your prepping needs. You can also go to Food.news for more nutritious prepping recipes to try. Click on this link for a quick and easy recipe for Raw Strawberry Cheesecake. Watch this clip about how Organic Apples can support good health even after SHTF. This video is from the Health Ranger Store channel on Brighteon.com.

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