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Bread and Butter Pickles

Bread and Butter Pickles Ingredients: 4 pounds pickling cucumbers 2 pounds sweet onions 1/3 cup fine sea salt 2 cups granulated sugar 2 Tbsp mustard seed 2 tsp ground turmeric 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp black peppercorns 3 cups apple cider vinegar Directions: Soak cucumbers in cold water, wash off and drain. Trim off… Continue reading Bread and Butter Pickles

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Canned Spiced Pickled Beets

Canned Spiced Pickled Beets Ingredients: 3 bunches beets, smaller ones, about 20-22 total 3 cups thinly sliced sweet onion (half moon shape) 2 cups granulated sugar 3 sticks cinnamon, broken in half 1 Tbsp mustard seed 1 tsp whole allspice 1 tsp whole cloves 1 tsp sea salt 2½ cups apple cider vinegar (5% acidity)… Continue reading Canned Spiced Pickled Beets

Homesteading · Preserving · Recipes · Urban Homesteading

Pickled Red Grapes With Rosemary

Pickled Red Grapes with Rosemary Ingredients: 3 pounds seedless red grapes (weigh after de-stemming/cleaning) 2 cups apple cider vinegar 2 cups water 4 tsp pickling salt (or kosher) 4 tsp organic granulated sugar 8 3″ sprigs fresh Rosemary Directions: Jars & Lids – Wash and rinse the jars; put them into a big stockpot; cover… Continue reading Pickled Red Grapes With Rosemary