Calico Pickles

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Title: Calico Pickles
Categories: relishes/preserves
Yield: 6 servings

4 c cucumbers, 1 inch slices
2 1/2 c carrots, 1 inch slices.
2 c celery, 1 inch slices
2 c onions, 1 inch cubes
2 c sweet red pepper, 1 inch
-cubes
1 c green pepper, 1 inch cubes
1 md head of cauliflower, broken
-into fl
1 c salt
4 qt cold water
2 c sugar
1/4 c mustard seed
2 tb celery seed
2 tb dried whole black
-peppercorns
1 tb dried cilantro
6 1/2 c vinegar

Combine vegetables in a large bowl. Dissolve salt in water and pour
over
vegetables. Soak for 15 to 18 hours in a cool place. Drain. In a large

kettle, mix sugar, spices, and vinegar. Bring to a boil and boil for 3
to 4
minutes. Add vegetables and simmer 5 to 7 minutes. Pack hot into eight
pint
jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Remove air bubbles. Adjust caps;
process
15 minutes in boiling water bath. Yield: 8 pints.



SOURCE: Bob Olsen, Grand Forks, ND, Reminisce Magazine Sept/Oct 92


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