–S– 2 c Sugar 2 c Water 2 c Vinegar 1 ts Cloves 1 ts Allspice 1 tb Cinnamon Select small, young beets. Wash. Leave 3 inches of tops on and roots. Cook until skins slip easily (about 15 minutes). Pack beets into jars within 1/2 inch of top. Pour boiling liquid syrup over beets […]

Reduced-sodium salts, for example, “Lite Salt” may be used in quick pickle recipes, as indicated in this guide. The pickles may, however, have a slightly different taste than expected. Caution: Use of reduced-sodium salt in fermented pickle recipes is not recommended. === * USDA Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 539 (rev. 1994) * format courtesy of

Steam hard crab apples a short time before dropping into the syrup. Combine all other ingredients to make a syrup. Tie spices in a little cheesecloth bag and cook in the syrup for 5 minutes. Remove apples to clean jars and add another layer, continuing until all apples are cooked. Fill jars with syrup and […]

Remove all pink pulp from rind and peel. Weigh. Cut in 1-inch cubes. Combine cold water and lime; pour over rind. Let stand 1 hour. Drain. Cover with fresh cold water. Simmer 1 hour or until tender. Drain. Tie spices in cheesecloth. Combine vinegar, remaining water and sugar. Heat until sugar dissolves. Add spice bag […]

Cut up one medium pumpkin, peel and dice small. Use 1 bowl of sugar to 2 bowls diced pumpkin, add the lemons and oranges to the pumpkin and cover with the sugar and let set over night. In morning mix well and cook on medium heat until pumpkin is clear, bottle.

Layer vegetables with salt, and leave 8 hours or overnight. Drain well. Place in a preserving kettle and add spices and vinegar. Bring to a boil. Lift vegetables from syrup with a slotted spoon, and pack into 1 pint preserving jars. Ladle syrup over top, leaving 1/8 inch head space, seal. Process in boiling water […]

Preparing Cucumbers: wash the cucumbers under running water and place in a bowl. Cover with ice water and enough ice to keep them cold for 10 hours. Drain the cucumbers and trim both ends so that the brine will more easily penetrate the flesh. Assembling: Rinse the dill and divide in half. Scrub and rinse […]

COMBINE VINEGAR, WATER, garlic and salt and heat to the boiling point. Thoroughly wash and dry tomatoes. Pack the tomatoes into hot, sterile jars. Add to each jar the dill seeds and peppercorns. Remove garlic cloves from vinegar mixture and pour mixture over the tomatoes to within 1/2 inch of the top. Immediately adjust lids. […]

Wash tomatoes. Slice 1/4-inch thick. Pack loosely in hot sterilized quart jars with 1/2-inch headspace. To each quart, add 3-4 heads of dill (or 2 T), 1 clove garlic, 1 clove. In saucepan (non-aluminum), combine vinegar, salt, and 4 C water. Bring to boil. Pour boiling liquid over tomatoes, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Adjust lids. Process […]

fresh okra dill seed hot red peppers hot green peppers garlic cloves Place 1/2 t dill seed in bottom of each sterilized qt jar. Pack washed fresh okra as tightly as possible in each jar being careful not to bruise the okra. Add 1/2 t dill seed, 1 hot green pepper, 1 hot red pepper […]