What you must add to make pickled cucumbers crispy
It's not always worth following the usual path, and this applies even to such a trivial process as pickling cucumbers.
You can make them tastier by improving your old grandma's recipe.
But first of all, we need to understand the issues that readers may not know.
You can use irregularly shaped cucumbers, their "gnarledness" is not a sign of disease. It is also not necessary to trim the butts.
Some people cut cucumbers into wedges to make them fit better in the jar, but this does not affect the crunch.
And for crunch, we add one ingredient – blackcurrant leaves. Cherry or oak leaves will also work.
It turns out that blackcurrant leaves add flavor and make cucumbers crispy. Up to five leaves are enough for one liter jar.
Usually they are put on the bottom, and then cucumbers are put in. Other ingredients can also be added, such as garlic.
