Sweet Mix Pickles Recipes

MUM'S SWEET MIXED PICKLES

Steps:

• 1. Wash and floret caulifower, peel off any dry layers from onions, cut cucumbers and place them all into a large enamel canner. Mum used to slice the cucumbers in quarters - lengthwise, then cut those quarters into 1" pieces.
• 2. Brine: Boil one gallon of water then add 1 cup of pickling salt to it. Pour hot over vegetables and cover.
• 3. Day 2: Change brine (do not rinse vegetables)
• 4. Day 3: Change brine (do not rinse vegetables)
• 5. Day 4: Drain brine and cover vegetables with boiling water and 1 tablespoon of alum. (do not rinse vegetables)
• 6. Day 5: Drain and thoroughly wash vegetables under cold water. Pack vegetables into sterilized jars. Fill them to the neck of the jars.
• 7. Syrup: In a pot, add sugar, vinegar and pickling spice. Boil 5 minutes, pour over vegetables and seal jars.

BEST EVER SWEET PICKLES

Steps:

• In a large nonreactive bowl, combine cucumbers, onion and salt. Cover with crushed ice and mix well. Let stand 3 hours. Drain; rinse and drain thoroughly., In a Dutch oven, combine sugar, water, vinegars, mustard seed, celery seed and peppercorns. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add cucumber mixture; return to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 4-5 minutes or until heated through., Carefully ladle hot mixture into 4 hot wide-mouth 1-pint jars, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. Add 3 garlic cloves and 1 bay leaf to each jar. Remove air bubbles and, if necessary, adjust headspace by adding hot pickling liquid. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight. , Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

SWEET MIX PICKLES

Steps:

• DAY 1-- Wash cucumbers and remove stems. Slice off and discard 1/16 inch of each end. Cut cucumbers into slices about 3/4 of an inch thick. Layer cucumbers and pickling salt in a large stone crock or food grade plastic container just large enough to hold them. Cover with boiling water. Place a weight on top of the cucumbers to prevent them from floating above the liquid. Let stand 3 days.
• DAY 4-- Drain. Cover with boiling water.
• DAY 5-- Drain. Cover with boiling water.
• DAY 6-- Drain and rinse with cold water. Combine vinegar, 4 cups sugar and pickling spice in a large saucepan. Bring to a full boil: pour over drained cucumbers and replace weight.
• DAY 7-- Drain and rinse with cold water. Combine vinegar, 4 cups sugar and pickling spice in a large saucepan. Bring to a full boil: pour over drained cucumbers and replace weight.
• DAY 8-- Drain and rinse with cold water. Combine vinegar, 4 cups sugar and pickling spice in a large saucepan. Bring to a full boil: pour over drained cucumbers and replace weight.
• DAY 9--
• Fill canner with boiling water. Place 6 clean pint jars in canner over high heat.
• Place snap lids in boiling water: boil 5 minutes.
• Drain cucumbers, reserving liquid in a saucepan: bring to a boil. Pack cucumbers into a hot jar to within 3/4 inch to the top of rim. Add boiling pickling liquid to cover cucumbers within 1/2 inch of rim. Put lids on jars and place in canner.
• Cover canner, return to boil: process for 20 minutes. Remove jars. cool 24 hours. Store in a cool, dark place.

SUMMERTIME SWEET PICKLES

Steps:

• In a small saucepan at medium-high heat, combine cider vinegar, salt, sugar, tumeric and mustard seed. Bring to a boil and let cook for 5 more minutes.
• Meanwhile, slice cucumbers and onion. Loosely pack the vegetables in a 1-quart canning jar or other similarly sized container. Pour hot liquid over the vegetables in the container. Refrigerate for 24 hours and enjoy! Keep refrigerated.

OLD FASHIONED SWEET NINE DAY PICKLES

Steps:

• STEP ONE: Cut cucumbers in 1/2 inch pieces or a little larger and place in a crock or large glass container. Bring the soaking brine to a boil, pour over cut cucumbers, cover with a clean cloth and weigh down with a plate. Cover crock with a clean tea towel.
• Let stand three days.
• STEP TWO: Drain, put back in crock and cover with fresh water. There is no salt added to this.
• Let stand two days.
• STEP THREE: Drain and place back in crock.
• Bring the pickle solution with the alum to a boil and simmer two minutes pour over.
• Stand overnight.
• STEP FOUR: Drain and place back in crock. Make Sweet Pickle brine, bring to a boil and pour over. For three days drain this syrup into a large pot and bring to a boil. Pour back over the cucumber slices. The third day once again bring the syrup to a boil. Put pickles into sterilized jars, pour hot brine over and seal.
• I often replace some of the cucumber pieces with cauliflower chunks, making for a mixed sweet pickle.
• Makes about eight pints.