Sweet Mixed Pickles
- Ready In:
- 145hrs
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
5 quarts
ingredients
- 12 cups pickling cucumbers
- 4 cups white pearl onions, peeled
- 1 medium cauliflower, separated into small florets
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First Brine
- 5 cups cold water
- 1⁄2 cup pickling salt
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Second Brine Step
- cold water, to cover
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Third Brine Step
- 4 cups white vinegar
- 4 cups granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons celery seeds
- 2 tablespoons whole allspice
directions
- Combine first three ingredients in large bowl.
- Slice pickling cucumbers into small rounds.
- Stir together ingredients in First Brine, making sure salt is dissolved, then pour over vegetables to cover.
- Make more brine if necessary.
- Let stand for three days, stirring well each day. (I use a covered pail for this step rather than the large bowl.).
- Drain well and discard liquid.
- Cover drained vegetables with the "Second Brine Step"--cold water to cover.
- Let stand 3 days, stirring each day.
- Drain well and discard liquid.
- Third Brine Step--Bring all 4 ingredients to a boil, stirring frequently.
- Add vegetables.
- Return to just the boiling point.
- Using a sieve and slotted spoon, pack the vegetables into hot sterilized jars to within 1 inch of top.
- Fill with brine to within 1/4 inch of top.
- Process 10 minutes in a boiling water bath.
- Cooking time is standing time.
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