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Calico Pickles Recipe
   
Recipe Categories: Miscellaneous Recipes
Yield: 6 servings
 
Ingredients
  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 florets (6 cups)  
  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  
 
Instructions
 
  1. 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. Makes: 8 pints.

 
  SOURCE: Bob Olsen, Grand Forks, ND, Reminisce Magazine Sept/Oct 92 SHARED BY: Jim Bodle 9/92

 
   


 
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