Sweet cucumber pickle for Hyacinth

Started by manicscousers, July 04, 2009, 15:26:20

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manicscousers

well, you asked  ;D
5 lb cucumbers, weighed when peeled and sliced, 1 1/2lb small onions, 2 green peppers, salt to soak
pickling vinegar
1 lb granulated or demerera sugar, 2 oz mustard seed, 2 teaspns celery seed, 1 dessertspoon turmeric, 1 teaspoon mace..about 3/4 pint white malt or white wine vinegar
slice onions thinly, slice peppers, de seed, slice cucumbers, layer all veggies with salt and leave for 2 to 3 hours, rinse then drain
put all pickling vinegar ingredientsin a shallow pan and boil for 3 minutes, take off the heat and add veggies, mix in well and bring back to boiling point again, cool and put into jars

manicscousers


Hyacinth


tim

Very tinely with 10 picked today!!
Delia's way is good too.

Just a point - I believe that the longer you degorge the fruit the better it will keep. And put it under your heaviest scale weights.

Oh, dear - you're all electronic??

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