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Pickle slices
Yield: 5 x half-litre (US pint) jars
Course
Pickles
Cuisine
American
Keyword
Cucumber
Prep Time
1
hour
hour
Cook Time
10
minutes
minutes
Total Time
1
hour
hour
10
minutes
minutes
Servings
5
x half-litre (US pint) jars
Calories
7
kcal
Ingredients
1.5
kg
pickling cucumbers
(3 lbs)
150
g
onion
(thinly sliced. 1 large or 2 medium onions. 5 oz)
2
hot peppers
(seeded and cut into rings. Banana pepper hotness)
75
g
bell pepper
(diced. Half of a medium-sized one, any colour.)
125
g
pickling salt
(⅓ cup / 4 oz)
2
dozen
ice cubes
2
tablespoons
peppercorns
2
tablespoons
mustard seed
2
teaspoons
celery seed
½
teaspoon
turmeric
⅛
teaspoon
cloves
(ground)
400
ml
cider vinegar
(5% acidity or higher. 1 ½ cups / 12 oz)
300
g
white sugar
(1 ½ cups / 10 oz)
Pickle Crisp
(optional)
Metric
-
US Customary
Instructions
Wash cucumber well.
Trim a very thin slice off each cucumber end; slice cucumbers length-wise into long strips 5 mm (¼ inch) thick. Put in a very large bowl.
Peel and slice the onion thinly; add to bowl.
Wash and prepare the peppers; add to bowl.
Sprinkle salt over veg; toss with hands.
Add the 12 ice cubes, and fold gently with your hands. Scatter remaining 12 ice cubes over top.
Let stand 3 hours.
Meanwhile, make a spice mixture from the peppercorns down to and including the cloves. Set aside.
When the veg standing time is up, put vinegar and sugar in a pot on a low burner to start heating.
Drain the veg well, pressing a bit to remove any excess moisture. Look through the mixture and discard any remaining small ice cubes.
Mix spice mixture into the veg by tossing gently a few times with your hands.
OPTIONAL: Put ⅛th teaspoon of Pickle Crisp in each jar, distributing the spices evenly.
Pack the pickle slice mixture into half-litre (US pint) jars.
Leave 3 cm (1 inch) headspace.
Bring pickling mixture to a boil, then turn off heat.
Divvy pickling mixture out among the jars.
Leave 2 cm (½ inch) headspace.
Debubble, adjust headspace.
Wipe jar rims.
Put lids on.
Process in a water bath or steam canner.
Process jars for 10 minutes; increase time as needed for your altitude.
Best after at least a month of jar time.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
g
|
Calories:
7
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
1.7
g
|
Protein:
0.1
g
|
Fat:
0.1
g
|
Sodium:
20
mg
|
Fiber:
0.1
g
|
Sugar:
1.4
g