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                         PICKLED MIXED VEGETABLES

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Serving Size  : 10   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Vegetables

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   4       lb           Pickling cucumbers
                        -- (4- to 5-inch)*
   2       lb           Peeled small onions
                        -- quartered
   4       c            Cut celery (1-inch pieces)
   2       c            Peeled and cut carrots
                        -- (1/2-inch pieces)
   2       c            Cut sweet red peppers
                        -- (1/2-inch pieces)
   2       c            Cauliflower flowerets
   5       c            White vinegar (5 percent)
     1/4   c            Prepared mustard
     1/2   c            Canning or pickling salt
   3 1/2   c            Sugar
   3       tb           Celery seed
   2       tb           Mustard seed
     1/2   ts           Whole cloves
     1/2   ts           Ground turmeric

  Yield: About 10 pints
  
  *Cucumbers should be washed, and cut into 1-inch
  slices (cut off 1/16 inch from blossom end and
  discard).
  
  Procedure: Combine vegetables, cover with 2 inches of
  cubed or crushed ice, and refrigerate 3 to 4 hours. In
  8-quart kettle, combine vinegar and mustard and mix
  well. Add salt, sugar, celery seed, mustard seed,
  cloves, turmeric. Bring to a boil. Drain vegetables
  and add to hot pickling solution. Cover and slowly
  bring to a boil. Drain vegetables but save pickling
  solution. Fill vegetables in sterile pint jars, or
  clean quarts, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Add pickling
  solution, leaving 1/2-inch headspace.
  
  Adjust lids and process according to the
  recommendations in Table 1.
  
  Table 1. Recommended process time for Pickled Mixed
  Vegetables in a boiling-water canner.
  
  Style of Pack: Hot.  Jar Size: Pints.
  Process Time at Altitudes of 0 - 1,000 ft: 5 min.
                         1,001 - 6,000 ft: 10 min.
                           Above 6,000 ft: 15 min.
  
  Style of Pack: Hot.  Jar Size: Quarts.
  Process Time at Altitudes of 0 - 1,000 ft: 10 min.
                         1,001 - 6,000 ft: 15 min.
                           Above 6,000 ft: 20 min.
  
  * USDA Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 539 (rev. 1994)
  * Meal-Master format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

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