Crisp Pickle Slices

Yields7-9 pints
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Directions

1

Wash and drain sliced cucumbers. Peel 6-7 medium-sized onions. Slice 6 cups of onions and 2 cups of green peppers. Add garlic and salt. Cover the mixture with cracked ice. Let stand 3 hours, then drain well.

2

Prepare jars and lids according to manufacturer’s instructions for sterilized jars. Keep jars hot.

3

Mix vinegar, sugar, mustard seed, turmeric, and celery seed. Stir gently until the sugar is in solution. Pour the vinegar-spice mixture over the vegetable mixture, then bring the batch to a boil.

4

Pack hot pickles into hot jars, leaving 1⁄2-inch headspace. Fill jar to within 1⁄2-inch top with boiling syrup. Remove air bubbles and wipe rims. Adjust lids and process 10 minutes, using boiling water bath method.

5

Remove canner from heat, remove lid and let jars sit 5 minutes in canner. Remove jars from canner, set on a clean towel or rack to cool.

6

When cool, check seals. Lids should be down in the center or stay down when pressed.

7

Remove rims, label, date and store in a cool, dark, dry place. Unsealed jars should be refrigerated and used within 3 weeks.

Ingredients

 4-5 quarts cucumber, slices
 6 cups onion slices
 2 cups green pepper slices
 3 garlic cloves
 1/3 cup Mrs. Wages® Pickling & Canning Salt
 cracked ice
 3 cups Mrs. Wages® Pickling & Canning Vinegar or other commercial white vinegar (5% acidity)
 5 cups sugar
 2 Tbsp mustard seed
 1 ½ tsp turmeric
 1 ½ tsp celery seed

Ingredients

 4-5 quarts cucumber, slices
 6 cups onion slices
 2 cups green pepper slices
 3 garlic cloves
 1/3 cup Mrs. Wages® Pickling & Canning Salt
 cracked ice
 3 cups Mrs. Wages® Pickling & Canning Vinegar or other commercial white vinegar (5% acidity)
 5 cups sugar
 2 Tbsp mustard seed
 1 ½ tsp turmeric
 1 ½ tsp celery seed

Directions

1

Wash and drain sliced cucumbers. Peel 6-7 medium-sized onions. Slice 6 cups of onions and 2 cups of green peppers. Add garlic and salt. Cover the mixture with cracked ice. Let stand 3 hours, then drain well.

2

Prepare jars and lids according to manufacturer’s instructions for sterilized jars. Keep jars hot.

3

Mix vinegar, sugar, mustard seed, turmeric, and celery seed. Stir gently until the sugar is in solution. Pour the vinegar-spice mixture over the vegetable mixture, then bring the batch to a boil.

4

Pack hot pickles into hot jars, leaving 1⁄2-inch headspace. Fill jar to within 1⁄2-inch top with boiling syrup. Remove air bubbles and wipe rims. Adjust lids and process 10 minutes, using boiling water bath method.

5

Remove canner from heat, remove lid and let jars sit 5 minutes in canner. Remove jars from canner, set on a clean towel or rack to cool.

6

When cool, check seals. Lids should be down in the center or stay down when pressed.

7

Remove rims, label, date and store in a cool, dark, dry place. Unsealed jars should be refrigerated and used within 3 weeks.

Notes

Crisp Pickle Slices