Food Preservation Recipes
Ingredients
1 pound of your favorite root vegetables
1 medium red onion
2 cloves garlic
1 cup of your favorite fresh herbs
2 teaspoons black peppercorns
Items Needed
2 Tablespoons Pickling salt
2 quarts purified water
1/2 gallon jar
8 oz jar
Clean cloth and rubber band
Directions
With a large bowl at the ready scrub and peel the root vegetables. Slice into very thin rounds. Add to the bowl. Continue reading
Ingredients
2 pounds of cucumbers, washed and sliced as you desire
5-7 garlic cloves, crushed
1 bunch of fresh dill – 2 tablespoons of dried dill can be used if fresh is unavailable
1/3 cup kosher salt
1 cup boiling water
Directions
In a large bowl add salt & boiling water stirring to dissolve the salt. Cool the mixture adding ice cubes, if needed.
Add all the other ingredients to the bowl. Add enough cold water to cover the cucumbers.
Place a plate on top of the cucumbers in the bowl to help keep them immersed in the liquid. Continue reading
Ingredients
6-lbs of Pickling Cucumbers
3-lbs Onions, thinly sliced
½ cup Canning or Pickling Salt
4 cups White Vinegar (5% Acidity)
4 cups Sugar
2 Tablespoons Mustard Seed
1½ Tablespoons Celery Seed
1 Tablespoon Pickling Spice
1 teaspoon Turmeric
Directions
Wash and rinse the cucumbers. Then slice the ends off of each cucumber and slice them into ¼ slices.
Slice the onions into thin rings and then add the cucumbers and onions into a large pot and stir gently by hand to mix. Sprinkle salt over the mixture and then cover everything with ice Continue reading
Ingredients
3 pounds white portion watermelon rind, cubed
5 cups sugar
2 cups apple cider vinegar
1 cup water
1 Tbsp. whole cloves
1 Tbsp. whole allspice
3 cinnamon sticks, 3 inches each
1 lemon, sliced
Directions
Cut both the red & green parts off the watermelon then cube the white portion. Put watermelon cubes in a large pot with enough salted water to cover.
Soak the cubes overnight and then drain. Add fresh, cold water to the pot and bring to a boil cooking on low heat until the cubes are tender. Drain the cubes again. Continue reading
