Pickled cucumbers are perhaps one of the most common types of winter conservation. And although any housewife has her own signature recipe for pickled greens, it is difficult to surprise someone with this, due to the popularity of such pickles. But it turns out that even from such an ordinary vegetable, you can cook an appetizer according to the original recipe, pleasantly surprising relatives and guests.
Features pickling cucumbers with aspirin
Before proceeding with the preparation of pickled cucumbers according to a particular recipe, you should pay attention to some features of this preservation method. You should weigh all the pros and cons of using aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid, ASA), and decide whether similar winter harvesting methods are right for you.
Did you know? In ancient Rome, fresh cucumbers were very popular. And since greenhouses did not exist at that time, an ingenious way was invented for growing this vegetable: boxes with cucumber seedlings were installed on the edges of large wheels and turned after the sun.
Benefits
- Among the advantages of this method are the following:
- the use of aspirin contributes to the preservation of taste and crisp structure;
- the use of acetylsalicylic acid prevents clouding of the marinade;
- acetylsalicylic acid is a preservative that reliably prevents the development of bacteria, so canned food with this drug can be stored at room temperature.
Disadvantages
There are diametrically opposed opinions about whether it is possible to use drugs (namely, aspirin is such a tool), for use in canning, and how harmful it is.
- Here are the main negative aspects of the use of acetylsalicylic acid in home preservation:
- after a certain time, as a result of the reaction of ASA and saline, toxic compounds containing phenols are formed;
- aspirin in combination with salt is a threat to the kidneys and gastrointestinal tract, but in this situation we are talking about the use of such conservation in large quantities;
- aspirin dilutes the blood, so people with problems with high blood pressure should take this product carefully (especially in combination with salt);
- frequent use of the drug causes the body to tolerate it, that is, if it is necessary for drug treatment with this drug, it will be generally ineffective, or a very large dose will be required to achieve the therapeutic effect.
Selection and preparation of ingredients
For all of the recipes listed below, the basic set of necessary ingredients is about the same:
- cucumbers
- aspirin;
- water;
- salt.
Depending on the method of preservation, sugar, vinegar, mustard, and citric acid may additionally be included in a particular recipe. Still, even if this is not indicated in the recipe, you can add a slice of hot pepper (in case you like hot pepper).
It is better to crush aspirin tablets before use into powder.
Important! Using acetylsalicylic acid for home preservation, there is a simple rule: 1 tablet per 1 liter of can volume.
Recipes for pickled cucumbers with aspirin for the winter
Below are some of the most popular and simple recipes. It should be said that any pharmaceutical preparations for use in food should be used with extreme caution. Often, medications are not dangerous on their own, but in combination with one or another harmless food product (vinegar, salt).
So, when preparing pickled greens in any way using ASA, strictly follow the recipe. This will protect you from health troubles, and preservation will remain usable for a long enough time.
No vinegar with citric acid
1–1.5 hours
aspirin tablets
3 pcs.
currant leaves, tarragon, horseradish
taste
seed dill, peas
taste
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- Allow Zelents to lie in cold water for four hours.
- Place herbs with spices in large bottles, top with cucumbers tightly filled to the middle, cover with a layer of herbs, then fill to the top with the remaining greens.
- Carefully, fill the bottle with boiling water to the top, cover with a lid, towel on top, let it brew for 1/3 hour. Then pour the liquid into the pan, add the remaining ingredients, except for tablets, and boil.
- Pour three crushed tablets of ASA into a three-liter bottle, fill with marinade.
Video recipe
Vinegar Recipe
1–1.5 hours
leaves and root of horseradish, dill inflorescences
taste
aspirin tablets
6 pcs
black pepper, peas
5 pieces.
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- Put greens in each jar, place cucumbers on it, ramming them tightly.
- When the container is full, add spices and boiling water, cover with a lid, and a terry towel on top.
- After a quarter of an hour, pour water into a saucepan and boil.
- Dissolve salt and sugar in water, pour into bottles, where previously add the above remaining ingredients.
- Roll up bottles with lids, keep their necks down, tightly covered with a woolen blanket.
You can choose the degree of severity at your discretion by adding a slice of hot pepper if desired.
Did you know? Sauerkraut, which has been popular since ancient times in Russia, was added cranberries not just for taste: it contains natural benzoic acid (a preservative). Currently, the food industry uses canned sodium benzoate (E-211), or the sodium salt of the same benzoic acid.
No sterilization
1–1.5 hours
horseradish leaves, seed dill
taste
aspirin tablets
8 pcs
black pepper, peas
6 pcs
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- Fill the jars with herbs, spices and cucumbers. Gently pour boiling water, cover with a lid for 1/4 hours.
- After the specified time, drain and boil the water, fill it with cans.
- After another 1/4 hour, the liquid is re-poured into a boiling container, add salt and sugar, bring to a boil.
- While the marinade is boiling, add crushed ASA tablets and garlic to the cucumbers, fill with boiling marinade, pour vinegar and roll the lids.
With this method of preservation, Zelentsy retains its natural taste, acquiring interesting notes of spices.
Important! Aspirin should not be used for viral infections, especially for children. The fact is that, in certain cases, the drug is a catalyst for the negative effects of viruses on the body. As a result, the development of Reye's syndrome is possible - a serious complication, the result of which can be damage to the liver and brain, in every fifth case leading to death.
With mustard
1–1.5 hours
aspirin tablets
3 pcs.
horseradish leaves, currants, cherries
taste
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- Fill cans with cucumbers, carefully pour boiling water, cover with lids.
- After 1/3 hours, drain the water from the cans and boil.
- In each bottle for cucumbers add the indicated components, pour boiling water, roll up the lids.
- Put the bottles on the lids, cover with a blanket.
A wonderful recipe for lovers of spicy, moderately sharp pickled cucumbers.
Cold marinated
1–1.5 hours
aspirin tablets
6 pcs
foliage of cherries, currants, horseradish
40 g each
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- Fill clean bottles with cucumbers, garlic and foliage.
- When the jars are tightly packed, add salt, crushed aspirin tablets, and fill the contents with water.
- Close the bottles with plastic caps and put them in the cold.
Cucumbers marinated in this way are very similar in taste to pickled casks.
Features of storage of blanks
If you cooked pickled cucumbers in full accordance with the recipe, observing all sanitary standards (cleaned jars), then, in the absence of separate instructions, such canned food can be stored for up to 1 year and at room temperature (preferably in the dark).
Important! The quality of water during the preservation of Zelentsy according to this recipe is of great importance - it requires water from a well, pump room, spring water, or, in extreme cases, bottled water. Water from the water supply does not categorically fit!
Although, of course, a cellar or a refrigerator — option is much better. But at sub-zero temperatures, it is strongly discouraged to store a homemade blank: it is fraught not only with clouding and a change in taste, but also with bursting jars.
All the recipes listed above are good in their own way and will find their connoisseurs, depending on their taste preferences. However, it must be remembered that aspirin is primarily a drug, and therefore, like any medicine, it should not be abused.
