steff's blue ribbon pickles

Name: Steff's Blue Ribbon Pickles
Ingredients: 12 - cucumbers; 3 - onions; 1 - green pepper; 1 - red pepper; 1/2 cup(s) kosher salt; 3 quart(s) ice water; 4 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 4 cup(s) vinegar; 2 tablespoon(s) mustard seed; 2 teaspoon(s) celery seed; 1 teaspoon(s) ground turmeric; 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground cloves

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Stephanie Kalina-Metzger

@steflink

Camp Hill, PA

I found this recipe in a 1970's era "Spices of the World" cookbook and amended it throughout the years, cutting out alot of the sugar. Since then, I've entered them in contests and always walk away with a ribbon.

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Ingredients For steff's blue ribbon pickles

12

cucumbers
3

onions
1

green pepper
1

red pepper
1/2 c

kosher salt
3 qt

ice water
4 1/2 c

sugar
4 c

vinegar
2 Tbsp

mustard seed
2 tsp

celery seed
1 tsp

ground turmeric
1/2 tsp

ground cloves

How To Make steff's blue ribbon pickles

1
Slice onions, cucumbers, red pepper and green pepper. Stir kosher salt into water, add ice cubes and soak vegetables in the ice-cold brine for at least three hours.

2
Drain vegetables.
3
Pack in canning jars.
4
Combine remaining ingredients in saucepan. Bring to a rolling boil for five minutes. Poor over canned vegetables. Process in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes.
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