Cooking Recipe Reduced-Sodium Sliced Sweet Pickles

Recipe Ingredients

4 lb Pickling cucumbers (3- to 4-inch)

BRINING SOLUTION

1 qt Distilled white vinegar (5 percent)

1 tb Canning or pickling salt

1 tb Mustard seed

1/2 c Sugar

CANNING SYRUP

1 2/3 c Distilled white vinegar (5 percent)

3 c Sugar

1 tb Whole allspice

2 1/4 ts Celery seed

Directions

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

Categories matching this recipe

Pickles ,Canning