"D. Arlington" > wrote in message
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> "mom peagram" > wrote in message
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>> Still enjoying my sweet pickled cauliflower. Much more crunch than
>> gherkins. Jim made a batch of pickled eggs.
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>> mompeagram
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> Mine are always soft. How do you get the "crunch?"
I just follow the recipe. Been doing it for at least 55 years.

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My 1 Day Pickled Cauliflower

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Serving Size: 24
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Categories: Family

-= Ingredients =-
-MM ; BY HELEN PEAGRAM-
2 Cauliflower
1/3 cup Pickling salt
8 cups Boiling water
3 1/2 cup Vinegar ; white
2 1/2 cups White sugar
2 1/2 cups Brown sugar
2 1/2 cup Water
3/4 ounce Allspice buds
1 ounce Cassia buds

-= Instructions =-
1st Day: Wash and break up cauliflowers into bite size pieces. Put
vegetables in a crock. Cover with brine made with salt and boiling water.
Double amounts of brine if necessary to cover vegetables. 2nd Day: Drain
well and rinse vegetables. In a large kettle, bring to a boil vinegar,
sugar and spices. Place 1/4 tsp alum in each PINT jar. Fill with pickles
and pour pickling solution to fill jar. Keep 1 month before use.Don't know
if I can find cassia buds but if not will replace with equal amount of
cinnamon bark.


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