Reduced-sodium Sliced Sweet Pickles Recipe
Yield: 4 PintsRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
4 lbs: Pickling cucumbers, (3- to 4-inch)
BRINING SOLUTION
1 quart: Distilled white vinegar, (5 percent)
1 tbsp: Canning or pickling salt,
1 tbsp: Mustard seed,
1/2 cup: Sugar,
CANNING SYRUP
1 2/3 cup: Distilled white vinegar, (5 percent)
3 cup: Sugar,
1 tbsp: Whole allspice,
2 1/4 tsp: Celery seed,
Directions:
Yield: About 4 to 5 pints
Procedure: Wash cucumbers and cut 1/16 inch off blossom end, and
discard. Cut cucumbers into 1/4-inch slices. Combine all ingredients
for canning syrup in a saucepan and bring to boiling. Keep syrup hot
until used. In a large kettle, mix the ingredients for the brining
solution. Add the cut cucumbers, cover, and simmer until the
cucumbers change color from bright to dull green (about 5 to 7
minutes). Drain the cucumber slices. Fill jars, and cover with hot
canning syrup leaving 1/2-inch headspace.
Adjust lids and process according to the recommendations in Table 1.
Table 1. Recommended process time for Reduced-Sodium Sliced Sweet
Pickles in a boiling-water canner.
Style of Pack: Hot. Jar Size: Pints. 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
Source from luhu.jp
Procedure: Wash cucumbers and cut 1/16 inch off blossom end, and
discard. Cut cucumbers into 1/4-inch slices. Combine all ingredients
for canning syrup in a saucepan and bring to boiling. Keep syrup hot
until used. In a large kettle, mix the ingredients for the brining
solution. Add the cut cucumbers, cover, and simmer until the
cucumbers change color from bright to dull green (about 5 to 7
minutes). Drain the cucumber slices. Fill jars, and cover with hot
canning syrup leaving 1/2-inch headspace.
Adjust lids and process according to the recommendations in Table 1.
Table 1. Recommended process time for Reduced-Sodium Sliced Sweet
Pickles in a boiling-water canner.
Style of Pack: Hot. Jar Size: Pints. 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
Source from luhu.jp