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urbandryad ([personal profile] urbandryad) wrote2022-09-26 10:55 am

Fall preserving

Basic veg mix:

1 part cauliflower, 1 part sweet hot peppers, 1/2 part green hot peppers, 1 part green beans, 1 part carrots, 1/4 part celery (including leaves) all cut into bite-sized pieces

Brine mix:

Giardiniera hungarian pepper: 1:1 vinegar:water plus 1/3 cup kosher salt and 1/2 cup sugar into 3.5L brine (one pot), into each 500ml jar add 2 peppercorns, 1 bay leaf, 1 clove garlic

Lightly sweet mixed pickle: 1:1 vinegar water plus 1/3 cup kosher salt and 1 cup sugar into 3.5L brine, per 750ml jar add 1/4 tsp mustard, 4-5 coriander seeds, 1 bay leaf, 3 peppercorns

Giardiniera (plain): 1:1 vinegar:water plus 1/3 cup kosher salt and 1/2 cup of sugar per pot, 1/4 tsp peppercorns & 1 clove garlic & 2 bay leaves per liter jar
Water bath 15 minutes

(Also tried a no-sugar one)


Strawberries, macerate 2L with 2 cups sugar overnight, bring to a boil, add juice and zest of 2 limes, water bath 10 minutes, fruit will float

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