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Ball Sweet Pickle Spears
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Making your own pickles is a win/win. Not only can you use up summer cucumbers while they're at their best, you get the awesome feeling of making them from scratch.
serves/makes:
ready in:
2-5 hrs
2-5 hrs
1 review
ingredients
4 pounds pickling cucumbers
4 cups sugar
3 1/4 cups distilled white vinegar
2 1/2 tablespoons canning salt
5 teaspoons celery salt
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 1/2 teaspoon mustard seed
directions
Slice ends (peel) and cut into spears. Pour boiling water over cucumbers and let stand for 2 hours.
Drain, pack into hot pint jars. Leave 1/4 inch head space.
Heat remaining ingredients to a boil; pour hot liquid over cucumbers (Leave 1/4" head space). Remove air bubbles. Adjust caps; process 10 minutes in boiling water bath.
Optional: peel and cut out seeds.
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reviews & comments
August 9, 2020
Great recipe. Just for clarification: Is the celery salt required as a preserving agent or is it for flavoring?
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