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Old Fashion Squash Pickles

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 Gallons Sliced Squash
  • 1/3 Cup Salt
  • 6 Onions
  • 3 Sweet Peppers
  • 5 Cups Sugar
  • 2 Heads Garlic
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp Celery Seed
  • 1 1/2 tsp Turmeric
  • 2 Tbsp Mustard Seed
  • 2 Cups Water
  • 4 Cups White Vinegar

Instructions
 

  • First cut squash, onions, sweet peppers and garlic into desired slices. I use my food processor with the slicing blade. Put into LARGE bowl.
  • Then mix salt into sliced veggies, mix well. Then cover with cold water and place in refrigerator over night.
  • Next day drain off salt water. Do not rise.
  • In large stock pot mix water, white vinegar, sugar, celery seed, mustard seed and turmeric. Bring to a boil.
  • Fill pint size jars with veggie mixture.
  • Then ladle hot pickling liquid over jars filled with veggies.
  • Make sure there are no bubbles in jars using a clean butter knife.
  • Wipe rims of jars clean with paper towel dipped in vinegar.
  • Place on two piece canning lid till fingertip tight.
  • Put jars into water bath canner and completely cover with water.
  • Bring to a boil and process for 10 minutes. Remove canner lid and wait 5 minutes.
  • Remove jars from canner and allow to cool till next day.
  • Then remove rings from jars ,clean, date and store!