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[keljonma]

Does anyone have a sweet pickle relish recipe? I have a recipe I use for my zucc but not quite the right flavor.

I have this recipe from Jackie Clay that our family loves...

Sweet Pickle Relish

8 medium cukes
4 medium onions
2 c chopped green peppers
2 c chopped red bell peppers
1/2 c salt
7 c sugar
2 T celery seed
2 T mustard seed
4 c vinegar

Chop all vegetables and place in large bowl. Cover with salt and cold water. Let stand, covered, for 2 hours. Drain and rinse.

Combine sugar, vinegar, and spices in a large pan and bring to a boil. Add drained vegetables and simmer 10 minutes.

Pack hot relish into sterilized hot pint or half pint jars, leaving 1/4 inch of head room. Remove any air bubbles by running a hot knife down inside jar. Wipe jar rim clean.

Place hot, previously boiled new lid on jar and screw down the ring firmly tight. Process in hot water bath for 10 minutes. Remove quickly and cool on folded dry towel. Do not over boil.

 

[jenlyn9483]

OK here is mine, The only difference is it uses more spices
( Sweet Pickle Relish)

3 qts cukes, scrubbed and chopped
3 cups green bells seeded and chopped
3 cups red bells seeded and chopped
1 cup of onions chopped
8 cups of water
4 cups ice cubes
3/4 cup salt
4 tsp ground turmeric
4 tsp whole allspice
4 tsp yellow mustard seeds
1 tbsp whole cloves
6 cups distilled white vinegar
2 cups sugar

1) in a 12 qt sauce pan combine the vegetables, water, ice and salt; let stand for 4 hours, drain and recover with fresh ice and water for additional 1 hr. Drain thoroughly.

2) Combine the speice in a cheesecloth bag. Place the spice bag, vinegar, and sugar in a non reactive 4 qt saucepan and heat to boiling.

3) Pour the vinegar syrup over the vegetables and refrigerate for 24 hours.

4) Heat the mixture to boiling and ladle into sterile jars, leaving 1/2 inch of headspace. Cap and seal

5) Process for 10 min in a boiling water bath canner. Adjust for altitude if necessary.

 

[punkin]

I made garlic dill pickles last year to try pickling for the first time. They had a lovely flavor, but weren't crisp. Are the Icicle pickles crisp? I didn't brine mine for weeks before packing- does that help? (I want an excuse to find a huge pickle crock.)

They are . . . crisp and crunchy and very sweet.

 

[miss_thenorth]

I have a bunch of quail eggs that I want to try and pickle. I have 'heard' that you can make these without peeling the eggs, but searching for a recipe, I can't find one.

does anyone know if you just put the eggs in the vinegar sol'n and the shells will 'melt' away?

 

[keljonma]

I have a bunch of quail eggs that I want to try and pickle. I have 'heard' that you can make these without peeling the eggs, but searching for a recipe, I can't find one.

does anyone know if you just put the eggs in the vinegar sol'n and the shells will 'melt' away?

I know for chicken eggs, you pickle them after you have removed the shells. This is the recipe I've made before....

Pickled Red Beet Eggs

6 c strongly colored beet juice made by boiling sliced beets in water
3 c sugar
6 c vinegar
1 t salt
36 peeled hard boiled eggs

Mix the first four ingredients and bring to a boil and hold there for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.

Pour over 36 peeled, hard boiled eggs and refrigerate, tightly covered for 24 hours. Dip out the eggs and pack into sterilized jars.

Bring the vinegar solution to a boil and pour over the eggs to within 1/2 an inch of the jars top. Wipe rim of jar clean and place a hot, previously boiled lid on, screwing the ring down firmly tight. Process in boiling water bath for 20 minutes.

 

[TanksHill]

keljonma that recipe for sweet relish uses regular salt right? Not canning. I have not been able to find any. thanks gina

 

[FarmerDenise]

All the recipes for pickled eggs that I have, say to peel them. But my recipes are all for chicken eggs, too.

 

[FarmerDenise]

I'll ask my stepson, his girlfriend is laotian, maybe they have a special way with quail eggs. Her parents are into living off the land as much as possible as well.

 

[keljonma]

keljonma that recipe for sweet relish uses regular salt right? Not canning. I have not been able to find any. thanks gina

TH - I use regular salt in this recipe.

 

[TanksHill]

Thanks, I noticed after I asked the salt was for soaking not in the canning process.