MIXED PICKLES OR PEPPERS 
Cucumber, slices or chunks, or pepper
2 c. vinegar
1 c. water
2 1/2 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. alum
1 tsp. mixed spices
1/2 tsp. mustard seed
Onion
Cauliflower
Uniodized salt

Soak cucumbers or peppers overnight in ice water. Drain.

Make syrup with next 6 ingredients and bring to a boil. Add onions, cauliflower and cucumbers. (Add as much onion and cauliflower as you wish.) Boil about 3 minutes until they lose bright green color.

Place 1 teaspoon uniodized salt in bottom of quart jars. (Always used uniodized salt.) Fill and seal while hot.

 

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