Use fully grown cucumbers too large for pickling.
Peel, cut out seed and cut into sticks or chunks.
Do not put salt in pickling recipe.
Use one cup
Place brisket in large pot, add brown sugar, pickling spices, salt, saltpeter, bay leaves and water.
Bring to boil 5 minutes.
Let stand overnight to cool.
Place in 5 gallon crock with cooled mixture. Add sliced garlic; liquid enough to cover meat. Put a board and stone on top beef.
Keep submerged.
Place cheesecloth across top of crock.
Tie down.
Put lid on.
Leave enough space between lid and cloth for air.
At end of 12 days place meat in cold water for 1 hour.
Remove meat. Wipe well.
bsorb the brine properly.
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the lime water solution for 12hours. You can soak them
Slice peppers in 1/4 inch rings.
Soak in 1 gallon of water with 1 cup pickling lime 12 - 24 hours ( ideal = 18 hours).
Drain & rinse peppers well. Soak in fresh water 1 hour. Repeat this twice more.
Bring vinegar, salt & water to full boil.
Add 1/2 T celery seed & 1 T mustard seed in sterilized pint jars.
Pack with peppers and carefully fill jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
Wipe rims, apply lids & rings. Process 10 minutes (if at 1000 foot elevation or lower) in hot water bath.
egetables and add to hot pickling solution.
Cover and slowly
ut them in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight.
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Place eggplant cubes on a plate and sprinkle with salt then let them sit for 30 minutes to remove bitterness. Rinse off the cubes in a collander then pat them dry with a paper towel.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Place eggplant cubes onto a nonstick baking sheet and drizzle the oil over them.
Grind the fresh pepper over the eggplant to give them all a light dusting.
Sprinkle the just under 1 tsp salt over the cubes.
Sprinkle the garlic powder over the cubes.
Bake for 30 minutes, give it a stir midway thru.
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Fill jars with
Mix together, except for pickling spice.
Cook for 30 minutes. Add the pickling spice in a bag.
Clean peppers, removing membrane and seeds; wash and pat dry.
Rough chop. (You can chop to whatever size you need when you use them.).
Place in zip top bag, removing as much air as possible, or vacuum pack.
Freeze.
Use these in chili recipes, soups or stews, anywhere you want the flavor and color of fresh bell peppers!
Working in batches, blanch tomatoes for one minute and immediately immerse
Put large boneless beef roast or brisket in nonmetallic container.
Combine water, salt, sugar, peppercorns, garlic, bay leaves and pickling spices.
Pour mixture over meat and refrigerate for 2 days.
Discard marinade liquid.
Other meat can be used in place of beef.
Place brisket in the crock of a slow cooker. Pour beef stock over brisket.
Place pickling spices, garlic, and bay leaves into a cheesecloth bag, tie the bag, and submerge it into the stock.
Cook on Low for 8 hours.
Remove brisket to a cutting board; cut into small pieces.
Strain cooking liquid through a fine-mesh sieve. Discard spices and any strained pieces.
Combine brisket, chicken stock, strained beef stock, and cabbage in the slow cooker crock.
Cook on Low until cabbage is tender, about 2 1/2 hours.
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