Cucumber N Zucchini Bread N Butter Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs pickling cucumbers, and zucchini. fresh picked
1 medium onion, quartered, sliced about 1/4-inch thickness
1/3 cup kosher salt
1 teaspoon nigella seeds (optional)
1 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds
1 teaspoon black mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon dill seed
3 garlic cloves
3 grape leaves (optional) or 3 raspberry leaves (optional)
3 cups cider vinegar
1 cup water
2 1/2 cups organic sugar
2 teaspoons ground turmeric

Preparation

Wash cucumbers and zucchini and cut off the ends. Slice crosswise into 1/8-inch slices. Toss in a large bowl with the salt and onion slices; cover with about 4 to 6 cups of ice cubes. Cover and let stand for 4 hours or refrigerate overnight.
Prepare the boiling water bath. Add water to a large canner with rack and heat to about 180\u00b0. The water should be high enough to be at least 1 inch above the filled jars.
Wash jars thoroughly and heat water in a small saucepan; put the lids in the saucepan and bring almost to the boil; lower heat to very low to keep the lids hot.
Drain the cuke/zuke mixture in a large colander and rinse with cold water.
Mix nigella seeds, mustard seeds,, dill seeds and distribute among the jars.
Place garlic, one leaf per jar if using (for crispness).
In a large pot (nonreactive) over medium heat, combine the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Add the drained cucumber mixture and bring to a boil. With a slotted spoon, loosely pack the vegetables in prepared jars. Ladle the hot liquid into jars.
With a clean damp cloth wipe the rims of the jars then cover with 2-piece jar lids. Adjust the screw on rings firmly but do not over-tighten.
Place filled in the prepared boiling water bath, adding more hot water as needed to bring the water up to about 1 inch above the jars. Bring the water to a boil. Cover and continue boiling for 10 minutes.
Lift the jars out of the water and place on a rack to cool for 12-24 hours. Remove rings and label. Give it a week for flavors to meld.
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