Winter Mixture

Name: Winter Mixture
Yield: Approximately 4 quarts
Ingredients: banana peppers; carrots, sliced or in sticks; 3 quarts water; ¾ cup coarse salt; garlic cloves, minced (optional); yellow or white onions; red and green sweet peppers; 1 cup sugar; Juice of 1 lemon; 3 tablespoons mixed pickling spices (P. 192); 3¼ cups vinegar; cabbage; 3¼ cups water; celery; cucumber; cauliflower; hot pepper sauce or crushed red chilies (optional); hot peppers

Preparation info

Approximately
4 quarts

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Home Canning and Preserving

By Janet Cooper

Published 2014

About

Prepare 5 quarts of cut vegetables (use only one type if desired, but a mixture is better). Choose from:

Ingredients

cucumber
celery
cabbage
cauliflower
hot peppers
red

Preserve
Side dish
Winter
Gluten-free
Vegan
Spicy

Method

Cut the chosen vegetables into bite-sized pieces trying to get them all about the same size. Make a brine by dissolving the salt in the water. Add the vegetables, cover, and soak overnight, weighted down.
Combine the syrup ingredients and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let steep overnight.
On day 2, reheat the syrup and add