grandma's mixed pickles or end of the garden

Ingredients

• 1 quart small cucumbers cut in 1 inch slices
• 2 cups carrots peeled and cut in chunks
• 2 cups small onions
• 2 - red bell peppers, cut in chunkc
• 2 - green peppers, cut in chunks
• 1 - large cauliflower broken into florets
• 2 cups green beans
• 2 cups broccoli florets
• 1 cup canning or kosher salt
• 4 quarts water
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 tablespoons mixed pickling spices
• 2 teaspoons mustard seed
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 1 - hot red pepper (use the amount you like for heat)
• 6 1/2 cups apple cider vinegar
• - optional: pickle crisp (a new product grandma didn't have)