Gram Harry’s Mustard Pickles

A family recipe for Mustard Pickles from the Nelson Family Recipe Book.

AmericanChickenEasy45 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 100 tiny pickling cucumbers
  • 2 heads cauliflower
  • 2-½ lb pickling onions
  • ½ gal. white vinegar
  • ½ lb dry mustard, ground
  • One 4- to 8-oz pkg. of pickling spices
  • 1 cup salt
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 T turmeric
  • 1 tsp alum
  • 1 dozen pint canning bottles (Kerr or Ball) or equivalent
  • 1 dozen self-sealing canning lids (Kerr or Ball)
  • A little flour for thickening

Instructions

  1. 1

    Break the cauliflower into flowerets.

  2. 2

    Cut the root end from each tiny onion and peel the outer skin from it.

  3. 3

    As you cry, remember this is a labor of love.

  4. 4

    Soak the cucumbers, onions, and cauliflower in a brine made with the salt and enough water to cover the vegetables.

  5. 5

    The next morning sterilize the canning bottles by boiling in

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