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	* Exported from MasterCook * Pepper Slaw Recipe By : Serving Size : 14 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Volume 6-05 May 2003 Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 12 sweet green peppers -- cored 12 sweet red peppers -- cored 12 large onions 2 cabbages -- cut into wedges 1/4 cup pickling salt 2 1/2 tablespoons mustard seed 2 1/2 tablespoons celery seed 6 cups sugar Vinegar Day before put all vegetables through coarse blade of a meat grinder. Sprinkle with salt; mix well; let stand overnight. Next day, drain off juice from vegetables; add mustard seed, celery seed and sugar; mix well. Add vinegar just to cover. Pack in hot sterilized jars; seal at once. Will keep for one year if stored in cool place. Makes 14 pints. Contributed to the FareShare Gazette by Jim; 9 May 2003. www.fareshare.net - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 437 Calories; 1g Fat (2.7% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 108g Carbohydrate; 6g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 10mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 3 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fat; 5 1/2 Other Carbohydrates. * Exported from MasterCook * Piccalilli or Green Tomato Relish Recipe By :from Harrison Daily Times, June 20, 1995 Serving Size : 7 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Volume 6-05 May 2003 Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 4 quarts chopped peeled cored green tomatoes 2 quarts chopped cabbage -- (about 1 large) 2 cups chopped sweet green peppers 1 cup chopped onion -- (about 1 medium) 1/2 cup salt 1 1/2 cups brown sugar 2 tablespoons mustard seed 1 tablespoon celery seed 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish 4 1/2 cups vinegar Recipe by: from Harrison Daily Times, June 20, 1995 Sprinkle salt over vegetables and mix thoroughly; let stand 3 to 4 hours. Drain; rinse and drain thoroughly. Combine sugar, spices, horseradish and vinegar; simmer 15 minutes. Add vegetables and bring to a boil. Pack hot relish into hot jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Adjust two-piece caps. Process 10 minutes in a boiling-water canner. Yields about 7 pints. Typed for you by Marjorie Scofield 6/23/95 Contributed to the FareShare Gazette by Jim; 11 May 2003. www.fareshare.net - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 167 Calories; 1g Fat (5.8% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 43g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 7331mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fat; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrates. * Exported from MasterCook * Pickling and Relish Pointers Recipe By :Vegetable Gardening Encyclopedia Serving Size : Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Volume 6-05 May 2003 Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- -----PICKLES AND RELISHES----- Pickles, relishes, and chutneys are vegetables prepared with brine (salt and water) or vinegar and some sugar and spices. The vinegar acts as a preservative, keeping any spoilage organisms from growing. Sealing pickled foods in jars and processing in a boiling water bath helps keep them fresh, crisp, and free from mold. Whole, sliced, or chunked vegetables cooked in vinegar or a vinegar sugar syrup, can become pickles. Chopped or ground combinations cooked with vinegar, sugar, and spices become relishes. Chutneys are highly spiced fruit and/or vegetable combinations. The old fashioned dill pickles and sauerkraut are actually fermented in brine, rather than cooked in vinegar. The brine, plus the sugar from the cucumber or cabbage, promote a special kind of bacterial action that, over several days or weeks, changes cucumbers to pickles and transforms cabbage to kraut. PICKLING POINTERS Because certain ingredients are very important for proper pickling, you'll need to be aware of some of the following pointers. 1. Use produce that is as fresh as possible. Take it from the garden to your kitchen and into jars just as rapidly as possible. If you can't process the produce immediately, be sure to keep it refrigerated. Vegetables should be just barely ripe; they'll keep their shape better than if they were fully ripe. Always select cucumber varieties that have been created for pickling. The large salad cucumbers were developed for salads, not for pickles. Use smaller, less pretty cukes, with pale skins, plenty of bumps, and black spines. Never use waxed cucumbers. Select evenly shaped and sized vegetables for even cooking and better looking pickles. 2. Water is an important pickle ingredient, especially for long brined pickles. Soft water is best. Hard water can cloud the brine or discolor the pickles. If you don't have soft water, boil hard water for 15 minutes, then let it stand overnight. Skim off the scum, then carefully dip out what you need so you won't get any sediment from the bottom. Then add 1 tablespoon of salt for each gallon; or you can use distilled water if your water is hard. 3. Salt, too, makes a difference. Table salt contains special additives to prevent it from caking in your shaker, and these materials can cloud brine. Iodized salt can darken brine. use only pure, granulated salt, also known as kosher salt, pickling salt, or dairy salt. Most supermarkets stock it with canning supplies. 4. Vinegar is a crucial ingredient for many pickle recipes. check the label when you shop, and be sure to get a good quality vinegar of from 4 to 6 percent acidity. (Sometimes listed as 40 to 60 grain.) Weaker vinegar will not pickles foods. use distilled white vinegar for light colored pickles, cider vinegar for darker foods or more interesting flavor. 5. Sugar can be brown or white granulated, depending on the lightness or darkness of food to be pickled. Or, if you wish, use half corn syrup or honey and half sugar. Don't use sugar substitutes unless you follow their manufacturers' directions. 6. spices must be fresh. Old spices will make your pickles taste musty. Most recipes call for whole spices, which give stronger flavor and don't color the pickles as much. It is suggested you tie the spices in a cheesecloth bag and add them to the kettle during cooking, then remove the bag before packing the pickles into jars. Some cooks like to leave whole spices in the jars for stronger flavor and just for appearance's sake, but loose spices may darken the pickles somewhat. 7. Alum, lime, and other ingredients added to crisp or color pickles are not necessary, and their use is not recommended. These ingredients are often found in old fashioned recipes. Most of the newer recipes won't need any of these additives. Source : Vegetable Gardening Encyclopedia Typos by Dorothy Flatman 1995 Contributed to the FareShare Gazette by Jim; 11 May 2003. www.fareshare.net - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 0 Calories; 0g Fat (0.0% calories from fat); 0g Protein; 0g Carbohydrate; 0g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 0mg Sodium.

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