Zucchini And Sweet Pepper Refrigerator Pickles Food

SWEET ZUCCHINI PICKLES

Steps:

• Mix squash, onion, and sweet pepper in a big bowl.
• Mix with salt. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Drain.
• Combine sugar, vinegar, mustard seed, celery seed, and ground mustard. Boil.
• Add squash mixture. Return to boiling; remove from heat.
• Spoon mixture into 2 clean pint jars. I just use tupperware.
• Cool 30 minutes.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 24 hours before serving.
• Store in refrigerator up to 1 month or freeze forever :).

ZUCCHINI AND SWEET PEPPER REFRIGERATOR PICKLES

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine zucchini, peppers and onion. Sprinkle with salt, toss gently. Add enough cold water to cover vegetables. Cover and stand at room temperature for 3 hours.
• Drain with colander and rinse with cold water. Drain.
• In large pot, combine vinegar, 3 cups water and sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat.
• Pack vegetables into sterlized pint jars. Poor hot vinegar mixture into jars. Cool 30 minutes, seal and label with date and store in fridge.
• Chill 1-2 days before eating. Stor in fridge up to one month.

HOT AND SPICY ZUCCHINI PICKLES

Steps:

• In large bowl layer 1/3 zucchini, 1/3 ice, 1/3 salt. Repeat layering two more times. Weight down with heavy plate. Allow to sit at room temperature for 3 hours.
• Remove any of the remaining ice, and drain zucchini in colander.
• In large pot combine vinegar, water, sugar and crushed red pepper. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for 1 minute. Reduce heat to low to keep warm.
• To each hot sterlized pint jars add one red chilie pepper, one green chilie pepper, one bay leaf, 1 teaspoon black peppercorns, and 1/2 teaspoon mustard seed. Pack zucchini into jars leaving 1/2 headspace.
• Pot hot vinegar mixture into jars, leaving 1/2" headspace. Remove any bubbles. Wipe rims and add lids.
• Process in water bath for 10 minute, start timing once water is boiling.

SWEET REFRIGERATOR PICKLES WITH ONION

Steps:

• Mix cucumbers, onions, bell peppers, and salt.
• Cover and store in refrigerator for 2 hours.
• Drain liquid off and set cucumber mix aside.
• In large pot, mix sugar, vinegar, and mustard (OR celery) seeds.
• Heat until sugar melts.
• Remove from heat.
• Mix in cucumber mixture.
• Put in jars, let cool, then refrigerate.
• *I was told this will last 2 weeks in an airtight Tupperware type bowl-- but I put them in pint sized canning jars and they sealed.*.
• ~I do keep them in the refrigerator as they are called "refrigerator pickles" and they will ruin if they were not kept cold.~.
• ***As for the mustard seed OR celery seed-- we prefer mustard, but everyone has their own taste.***.
• *****My dad uses these pickles AS hot dog relish.*****.