Pickled Cauliflower
Ingredients
- 3 quarts cauliflower (about two large) heads (2.8 litre)
- 1 1/2 cup pickling onions (34 litre)
- 1/4 cup canning salt 59 (1 millilitre)
- 2 cup sugar 0.5 litre.
- 2 tablespoon mustard seed (30 milliliter)
- 1 tbsp celery seed (15 ml)
- 1 teaspoon turmeric (5 ml)
- 1 quart vinegar (1 litre)
- 1 hot red pepper (optional)
Instructions
Combine caulifowerets, onions and salt. Cover with ice; let stand 2 to 3 hours. Drain; rinse and drain thoroughly. Combine sugar, mustard seed, celery seed, turmeric and vinegar in a large nonreactive saucepot. (optionally, pierce the pepper and throw it in.) Bring to boil. Add cauliflower and onions. Return to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Remove [the pepper]. Pack hot into hot jars, leaving 1/4 inch (.75 cm) headspace. Remove air bubbles. Process 10 minutes in boiling water canner. Yield, about 5 pints. Quarts, cups and tablespoons are volume measures.