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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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