In a Pickle - Get Preserving for Christmas with Sarson's and Kilner Jars

It's Boxing Day, you are having cold meats and salad and you open the cupboard to get the chutneys and pickles - and horror there isn't any left!  Well if you start now you will have a well stocked cupboard in time for the festivities coming soon.

There is a definite trend towards home pickling and Sarson's are the UK's number one vinegar brand with their vinegar sales up 2.1% year on year and rising. People are also looking on line more for information about pickling including a new generation of picklers. You can search for recipes and hints & tips here.

I spent a very enjoyable couple of hours with Sarson's Vinegar and my two friends Manjiri and Nayna were there too.

Everything was ready for us to get started,

There were four pickling stations each fully ready to make a different pickle and we were then split into small groups.

Sarson's have a new pickling blend to add to their collection - this vinegar does not require the addition of sugar or any other seasonings and has been especially designed for home pickling.

Nayna and I went to the pickled cucumber station,

whilst Manjiri decided to make pickled peppers (Peter Piper and his pecks of pickled peppers were brought to mind!).

The hardest part of the whole operation is peeling and slicing the shallots or little onions without tears running down your face!

Armed with my jar of pickled cucumbers I made my way home all the time thinking what I could pickle next - courgettes maybe or how about pickled peaches!!

Have you tried making pickles of any type? Tell me and other readers in the comments section below what is your favourite.

I was an invited guest of the Sarson's Pickling Workshop. As usual all photos and opinions are my own.

Click Here for Nayna's account of her pickling session with Sarson's!