Mums Sweet Mixed Pickles Food

MOM'S REFRIGERATOR SWEET PICKLES

Steps:

• Combine cucumbers, onions, bell pepper, and pickling salt in large heat-proof bowl, preferably one with a lid. Stir and let sit on the counter for 1 hour. Drain. (If you don't own a mandoline, I highly recommend this one. It works so great for creating thin, even slices. Use it for the cucumbers, onions, and bell pepper in this recipe.)
• In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, heat the sugar, vinegar, and celery seed. Stir occasionally. When the sugar has completely melted, pour the hot mixture over the cucumbers. Add the dill. Let cool to room temperature. Place a lid on the bowl and refrigerate for 2 days before eating. Eat straight from the bowl, or transfer to jars if desired. You could also transfer the room temperature mixture to jars before refrigerating for 2 days. Pickles keep very well for a few weeks.

SWEET MIX PICKLES

Steps:

• DAY 1-- Wash cucumbers and remove stems. Slice off and discard 1/16 inch of each end. Cut cucumbers into slices about 3/4 of an inch thick. Layer cucumbers and pickling salt in a large stone crock or food grade plastic container just large enough to hold them. Cover with boiling water. Place a weight on top of the cucumbers to prevent them from floating above the liquid. Let stand 3 days.
• DAY 4-- Drain. Cover with boiling water.
• DAY 5-- Drain. Cover with boiling water.
• DAY 6-- Drain and rinse with cold water. Combine vinegar, 4 cups sugar and pickling spice in a large saucepan. Bring to a full boil: pour over drained cucumbers and replace weight.
• DAY 7-- Drain and rinse with cold water. Combine vinegar, 4 cups sugar and pickling spice in a large saucepan. Bring to a full boil: pour over drained cucumbers and replace weight.
• DAY 8-- Drain and rinse with cold water. Combine vinegar, 4 cups sugar and pickling spice in a large saucepan. Bring to a full boil: pour over drained cucumbers and replace weight.
• DAY 9--
• Fill canner with boiling water. Place 6 clean pint jars in canner over high heat.
• Place snap lids in boiling water: boil 5 minutes.
• Drain cucumbers, reserving liquid in a saucepan: bring to a boil. Pack cucumbers into a hot jar to within 3/4 inch to the top of rim. Add boiling pickling liquid to cover cucumbers within 1/2 inch of rim. Put lids on jars and place in canner.
• Cover canner, return to boil: process for 20 minutes. Remove jars. cool 24 hours. Store in a cool, dark place.

MIXED PICKLES

Steps:

• Cut cauliflower in to flowers and wash. Slice the rest of the vegetables. Place in clean jars.
• Mix water, salt, and vinegar and bring to a boil.
• Pour boiling mixture into jars 1' from top, (if you are using the food coloring, add the few drops now) and seal the jars immediately.

BEST EVER SWEET PICKLES

Steps:

• In a large nonreactive bowl, combine cucumbers, onion and salt. Cover with crushed ice and mix well. Let stand 3 hours. Drain; rinse and drain thoroughly., In a Dutch oven, combine sugar, water, vinegars, mustard seed, celery seed and peppercorns. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add cucumber mixture; return to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 4-5 minutes or until heated through., Carefully ladle hot mixture into 4 hot wide-mouth 1-pint jars, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. Add 3 garlic cloves and 1 bay leaf to each jar. Remove air bubbles and, if necessary, adjust headspace by adding hot pickling liquid. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight. , Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

SUMMERTIME SWEET PICKLES

Steps:

• In a small saucepan at medium-high heat, combine cider vinegar, salt, sugar, tumeric and mustard seed. Bring to a boil and let cook for 5 more minutes.
• Meanwhile, slice cucumbers and onion. Loosely pack the vegetables in a 1-quart canning jar or other similarly sized container. Pour hot liquid over the vegetables in the container. Refrigerate for 24 hours and enjoy! Keep refrigerated.