Chopped Cucumber Mustard Pickles Recipes

MUSTARD CUCUMBER PICKLES

Steps:

• Peel and thinly slice cucumbers and onions.
• Sprinkle with salt and let stand overnight.
• In morning drain well and make dressing.
• Dressing:Heat vinegar.
• Blend dry ingredients with the water, using a whisk to get it nice and smooth.
• Add thickening to heated vinegar and whisk together.
• Add the sliced cucumbers and onions, simmer together until heated through.
• Put into sterilized jars and seal. Check guidelines as to processing.
• Note: have found this sauce is good for three quarts of cucumbers and onions after they have been drained.

CHOPPED CUCUMBER MUSTARD PICKLES

Steps:

• Cut cucumber and onions in 1 inch pieces put in glass bowl and sprinkle salt on them; leave overnight. In morning strain and lightly rinse.
• In a large pot mix vinegar, water, sugar, flour, ginger, mustard, celery seed, salt and tumeric.
• Boil for 5 minutes.
• Add cucumbers and onions to liquid.
• Bring to a boil. Fill hot jars and put hot lids on and seal.

MUSTARD PICKLES

Steps:

• Peel and cut onions into medium sized pieces.
• Peel cucumbers, remove seeds and centres.
• Cut to desired size.
• If cucumbers are green and not too ripe, skin may be left on.
• Separate cauliflower into small flowerets.
• Dice red peppers.
• Make a brine to cover vegetables of 1/2 cup coarse salt to 1 quart water.
• Add a pinch of alum and let stand overnight (up to 24 hours).
• Then Drain vegetables and prepare sauce.
• Pickling bag: put spice in 3-4 layers of cheescloth and close tightly with string or a knot.
• set aside Boil 3 cups of the vinegar with 3 cups of the sugar and pickling spice bag for 1 minute.
• Remove pickling spice bag and throw out.
• Combine remaining sugar, remaining vinegar, flour, mustard powder, turmeric and celery seed and add to hot mixture.
• Cook sauce until thick, continually stirring with whisk.
• Add vegetables and cook slowly for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Be careful not to scorch.
• Ladle into hot, sterilized jars, while mixture is still hot.

CUCUMBER ONION MUSTARD PICKLES

Steps:

• Thinly slice the cucumbers. Peel and thinly slice the onions.
• In a large bowl, combine the cucumbers and onions. Sprinkle with the salt and let stand for 3 hours; drain.
• In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, turmeric, ginger¸ and the red pepper. Stir in the vinegar, the water and mustard. Cover and bring to a boil. Add the cucumbers and the onions.
• Pack into clean, hot pint jars leaving 1/2 inch of headroom. Rub a rubber spatula around the inside of the jars to release the air bubbles and wipe the rims of the jars with a clean rag. Place the lids and the screw bands on.
• Process in a boiling water bath canner for 15 minutes.