| 1 | Yield: about 10 pints *cucumbers should be washed, and cut into 1-inch slices (cut off 1/16 inch from blossom end and discard). |
| 2 | Procedure: combine vegetables, cover with 2 inches of cubed or crushed ice, and refrigerate 3 to 4 hours. |
| 3 | In 8-quart kettle, combine vinegar and mustard and mix well. |
| 4 | Add salt, sugar, celery seed, mustard seed, cloves, turmeric. |
| 5 | Bring to a boil. |
| 6 | Drain vegetables and add to hot pickling solution. |
| 7 | Cover and slowly bring to a boil. |
| 8 | Drain vegetables but save pickling solution. |
| 9 | Fill vegetables in sterile pint jars, or clean quarts, leaving ?inch headspace. |
| 10 | Add pickling solution, leaving ?inch headspace. |
| 11 | Adjust lids and process according to the recommendations in table Table Recommended process time for pickled mixed vegetables in a boiling-water canner. |
| 12 | Style of pack: hot. |
| 13 | Jar size: pints. |
| 14 | 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. |
| 15 | Jar size: quarts. |
| 16 | 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. |
| 17 | 539 (rev. |
| 18 | 1994) * |