Name: Pickling Spice
Yield: Makes about 1 cup
Ingredients: 2 small cinnamon sticks, cracked and broken into pieces; 4 bay leaves, crumbled; 1 tablespoon ground mace; 2 tablespoons whole cloves; 1 tablespoon ground ginger; 3 tablespoons coriander seeds; 3 tablespoons whole black peppercorns; 2 tablespoons mustard seeds; 2 tablespoons allspice berries; 2 tablespoons red pepper flakes

Preparation info

Makes about
1 cup

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

From Scratch

By Michael Ruhlman

Published 2019

About

You can find pickling spice at most grocery stores—McCormick and other companies offer their versions—but this pickling spice, based on a recipe from Brian Polcyn, my Charcuterie coauthor, is far superior. It’s a similar profile but much more flavorful, like the difference between the Beatles’ version of “Eight Days a Week” and a Muzak version. Store it in your refrigerator and it keeps for months.