Get ready to embark on a culinary journey to the flavors of the past with our guide to creating "Great Aunt Vera's Sweet Mustard Pickle." This classic recipe has been passed down through generations, captivating taste buds with its harmonious blend of sweet and savory notes. Experience the magic as ordinary ingredients transform into a symphony of flavors, leaving you with a pickle that's both delicious and nostalgic. Whether you're a seasoned cook or just starting your culinary adventure, this article will provide you with step-by-step instructions and helpful tips to ensure success in recreating this cherished family recipe.
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HOW TO MAKE MUSTARD PICKLES - GREAT-GRANDMA'S RECIPE
This old-fashioned mustard pickle recipe is straight from Great-Grandma's kitchen and is delicious on sandwiches, hot dogs, hamburgers and in salads. A must make when the summer bounty is on!
Provided by Melissa Norris
Categories Condiment
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Place cucumbers and onions in a large stainless steel or glass bowl.
- Mix 1 cup of pickling/canning salt with 8 cups of cold water (double this as needed if doing a larger batch of pickles). Pour over top of cucumbers and onions, add more cold water if necessary to cover the tops of the cucumbers. Use a clean plate and place on top of the cucumbers to keep them under the surface of the ice salt water.
- Fill a pint sized Mason jar with water (use a lid) and set it on top of the plate to act as a weight. Let soak for 1 to 2 hours on the counter or put the bowl in the fridge overnight or for 12 hours.
- After soaking cucumbers and onions, pour out salt water and rinse thoroughly with cold water and allow cucumbers to drain.
- Prepare water bath canner and begin warming the water.
- In a large stainless steel pot, combine sugar, dry mustard and turmeric, celery salt, and ClearJel®, then pour in a ½ cup of water, whisking until combined and smooth. Pour in vinegar and bring to a full boil while stirring.
- Once it's reached a full boil, lower heat to a simmer and stir until it thickens up, then add the cucumbers and the onions and bring to a boil. When it reaches a boil with the vegetables added, keep at a low boil and cook for 5 minutes, stir as needed.
- In jars just washed in hot soapy water and rinsed, pack the relish/pickle mixture to a ½ inch headspace. Remove air bubbles and add more product if needed to keep the ½ inch headspace. Clean the rim, put on lid and bands, and screw down to finger tip tight. Place filled jar into your water bath canner. Make sure at least 1 inch of water covers the top of the jars.
- Bring water to a full boil, once water is boiling, process pints for 10 minutes.
- Turn off heat, remove lid, and let jars sit in canner for 5 minutes. Then remove from canner and let cool and seal on a folded towel.
SWEET MUSTARD PICKLES
GREAT ON COLD MEATS : This is a mixture of Vegetable preparation from one recipe and the Mustard Sauce from another .. A family favorite All Year Around .. Make in quantity when cauliflowers are cheap... because your friends will be wanting a jar or two from each batch .. Shirley used to make these Pickles at least 3 or 4 times a year and her grandchildren were often caught eating it out of the bottle .. Shirley would chastise them with "Get out of there ..Don't eat it all .. I won't have any left" .. but they knew that she had 5 or 6 jars in the cupboard above the fridge ! *IF YOU CAN'T GET GREEN TOMATOES.. REPLACE WITH 1 MORE CUCUMBER AND ONE MORE CAULIFLOWER*
Provided by GREG.H
Categories Chutneys
Time P1DT30m
Yield 10-12 500gm JARS
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cut the Cucumbers lengthways and discard the seeds: scrape out with a spoon.
- Dice Onions,Green Tomatoes,Cauliflower and Cucumbers.
- Place into Boiler, Cover with Brine and let stand overnight.
- Next day: Place Boiler on the Stove and bring to the boil then drain into a Colander.
- Return the Boiler to the Stove with sauce mix and Boil until it thickens Stir constantly on a Low heat. Otherwise the sauce will stick.
- Add vegetables bring to a boil and then simmer for 10 minutes.
- Place in Clean Jars and allow to cool.
- Cover with Lid and Store in Cupboard.
- Keeps for 12 months . but it won't last that long !
GREAT AUNT VERA'S SWEET MUSTARD PICKLE
My Grandmother's sister's recipe... it's at least 70 years old. I usually hate pickle but I love this one :) Excellent use for all the home grown green tomatoes that never go red. Great on crackers w/cheese, in a cold meat sandwich etc. It does make a LOT though... but you shouldn't have a problem giving it as gifts tc.. Our family and friends are always coming back for more:) This makes at least 19 LARGE jars.. so I'd recommend cutting the recipe down to 1/4 if you want to make this the first time..)
Provided by kiwidutch
Categories Chutneys
Time P1DT13h
Yield 19 large jars
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cut up vegetables, add the salt, cover with cold water and leave to stand overnight.
- Pour off the liquid next morning, put vegetables in to big pan (or several as necessary) and cover with vinegar.
- Add sugar and cook until soft.
- Mix the flour, mustard, turmeric, curry and mix to a smooth paste with some cold vinegar.
- Remove main mixture from heat and add paste in stages VERY carefully to the main mixture (too much too quick and it will become lumpy) Stir well and boil for 5 minutes.
- Bottle in screw-top jars.
- Refrigerated, this stuff keeps for months and months.
- Note: This makes at least 19 large jars, so I'd highly recommend doing a 1/2 or 1/4 recipe first!
MUSTARD PICKLE
Like your piccalilli chunky? James Martin's version has whole baby onions, cauliflower pieces and tomatoes
Provided by James Martin
Categories Condiment, Snack
Time 50m
Yield Makes about 2 large jars
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Dissolve the salt in about 4 litres of water. Put the onions or quartered shallots, tomatoes and cauliflower in a large bowl and cover with the salted water. Cover with cling film and keep in the fridge or a cool place for 24 hrs.
- Drain the vegetables in a colander and tip them into a large preserving pan or flameproof dish. Add the cucumber and capers, and cover with 2 litres of fresh water. Bring to the boil and cook for 10 mins. Drain the vegetables and tip into a large bowl.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan, then add the flour and stir well to make a roux. Slowly add the vinegar, stirring all the time, and cook for a few mins until thickened. Add the sugar, turmeric and mustard powder, and season with black pepper. Pour over the vegetables and stir to combine. Pack the vegetables into sterilised jars (see tip below) and seal.
- Leave in the fridge for at least 5 days before eating, so that the vegetables can absorb all the mustardy flavours. Will keep in the fridge for 6 weeks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 34 calories, Fat 2 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 3 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 1 grams protein, Sodium 0.2 milligram of sodium
BEST EVER SWEET PICKLES
I pack away homegrown cucumbers every summer. This recipe is based on the pickled veggies in Brown Eggs and Jam Jars by Aimee Wimbush-Bourque, but I've made it less mustardy and more garlicky to fit my family's tastes. This method keeps them incredibly, refreshingly crunchy. -Ellie Martin Cliffe, Taste of Home Digital Deputy Editor
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 1h10m
Yield 4 pints.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large nonreactive bowl, combine cucumbers, onion and salt. Cover with crushed ice and mix well. Let stand 3 hours. Drain; rinse and drain thoroughly., In a Dutch oven, combine sugar, water, vinegars, mustard seed, celery seed and peppercorns. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add cucumber mixture; return to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 4-5 minutes or until heated through., Carefully ladle hot mixture into 4 hot wide-mouth 1-pint jars, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. Add 3 garlic cloves and 1 bay leaf to each jar. Remove air bubbles and, if necessary, adjust headspace by adding hot pickling liquid. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight. , Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 35 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 175mg sodium, Carbohydrate 8g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.
SWEET MUSTARD PICKLES
This makes a great condiment for sandwiches. My Grandmother made this when I was a boy and I have it on a sandwich nearly every day.
Provided by matt
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Relish Recipes
Time 10h20m
Yield 64
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine the water and salt in a large pot. Add the cauliflower, onion, and cucumber to the pot and allow to soak overnight.
- Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat; simmer until the vegetables are tender; drain. Add the vinegar, flour, sugar, mustard powder, curry powder, and turmeric to the vegetables and bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until the mixture thickens, stirring occasionally.
- Ladle into sterilized jars; seal. Process in a boiling-water canner for 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 84.7 calories, Carbohydrate 19.4 g, Fat 0.2 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 1.1 g, Sodium 8.8 mg, Sugar 14.9 g
SWEET PICKLES FROM RIPE CUCUMBERS
Large, over-ripe cucumbers plus a family favorite recipe equals sweet, spicy pickles.
Provided by Renee Pottle
Categories Pickles
Time 13h20m
Yield 6 pints
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cut cucumbers into large strips or pieces.
- Combine salt and 8 cups of water in a large stock pot. Stir until salt dissolves.
- Add the cucumbers. Let stand at least 12 hours.
- Drain and rinse cucumbers.
- In a large pot, combine sugar, vinegar, 1½ cups water, cinnamon and cloves. Bring to a boil.
- Add drained cucumbers.Gently boil until cucumbers begin to look transparent. You may have to do this in two separate batches if your pot is too small.
- Pack into clean pint jars.Cover with the vinegar syrup.
- Top with 2 piece canning covers. Process in a water bath canner for 10 minutes.
- Remove from canner and let sit on counter overnight.
- Pickles will improve with age, so let sit at least 3 weeks before serving.
Tips
- Use fresh, high-quality ingredients for the best flavor.
- Choose cucumbers that are firm and free of blemishes.
- Slice the cucumbers thinly and evenly so that they cook evenly.
- Use a large pot or Dutch oven to make the pickle, as it will need plenty of room to boil.
- Bring the vinegar mixture to a boil before adding the cucumbers, then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for the specified amount of time.
- Stir the pickle occasionally to prevent the cucumbers from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
- Once the pickle is done, remove it from the heat and let it cool slightly before transferring it to a jar or container.
- Store the pickle in a cool, dark place for at least 2 weeks before eating, to allow the flavors to develop.
Conclusion
Great Aunt Vera's Sweet Mustard Pickle is a delicious and versatile condiment that can be enjoyed in many different ways. It is perfect for adding a sweet and tangy flavor to sandwiches, salads, and grilled meats. It can also be used as a dipping sauce for vegetables or crackers. This pickle is sure to be a hit at your next party or gathering.
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