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Canning Pickled Turnips and Radishes #904360

Asked June 04, 2025, 5:59 PM EDT

Hello! Since root vegetable season is fast approaching, I figured I would reach out and ask about pickling turnips and radishes (seperately, not together). I know of safe, tested recipes for pickling beets and carrots, and turnips have a similar pH and consistency to beets, so would a recipe for pickled beets - using the same quantities and procedure - apply to turnips as well? Radishes have a lower pH than beets and carrots, so I was also wondering about using them in a pickling recipe where they are the main component, since they're used elsewhere in recipes in addition to other vegetables. Thank you!

Rockingham County New Hampshire

Expert Response

Hello Tabitha, 

Thanks for reaching out to the UNH Extension Yard and Garden Infoline. As I am not able to find any respectable sources (USDA, National Center for Home Food Preservation, or Extension services) of canned pickled radishes, I cannot recommend canning radishes this way. 

However, you could try quick refrigerator pickled radishes where you pour hot brine over raw vegetables and then once cooled, you refrigerate them. 

See these recipes-

https://ucanr.edu/sites/default/files/2020-09/335051.pdf

https://foodsafety.ces.ncsu.edu/2020/04/how-to-make-quick-refrigerator-pickles/


I hope this helps and please ask if you have further questions!

Thank you for contacting the Yard and Garden Infoline, a service of UNH Cooperative Extension Replied June 09, 2025, 12:54 PM EDT

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