Made with jalapeños, this fiery pickle mix will add a nice spicy hot flavor to your homemade pickles. This spiciness, along with the crispness of the pickle, makes a great snack with a kick or adds zest to your tuna salad. Serve with a cool ranch or blue cheese dip for a nice summer picnic snack.
Ingredients: SALT, DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES (JALAPEÑO PEPPER, RED BELL PEPPER) SPICE EXTRACTIVES (INCLUDES TURMERIC EXTRACT, MUSTARD OIL), SPICE (INCLUDES MUSTARD SEED).
Instructions:
- 9-11 lbs of pickling cucumbers (about 50–3 to 4 inches)
- 3 ⅓ cups Mrs. Wages® White Distilled Vinegar (5% acidity)
- 7 ⅓ cups water
- 1 pouch Mrs. Wages® Spicy Pickles Mix*
PREPARE & PROCESS home
canning jars and lids according to manufacturer’s
instructions for sterilized jars. Keep jars hot.
WASH cucumbers
and drain. Cut a 1/16-inch slice off blossom end and discard.
Leave cucumbers whole, cut into spears or slice.
COMBINE Mrs.
Wages® White Distilled Vinegar, water and Mrs. Wages® Spicy Pickles
Mix into a large non-reactive saucepan. Do not use aluminum. Bring mixture just
to
boil over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture dissolves. Remove from
heat.
PACK cucumbers into sterilized hot jars, leaving ½-inch headspace.
Evenly divide hot
pickling liquid among the packed jars, leaving ½-inch headspace. Unused brine
may
be stored in a non-reactive container up to 1 week in refrigerator. Remove air
bubbles,
wipe rim and cap each jar as it is filled. If more liquid is needed for proper
headspace,
add a mix of 1 part hot vinegar and 2 parts hot water.
PROCESS pints 10 minutes**, quarts 15 minutes**, in a boiling water bath
canner.
Turn off heat, carefully remove canner lid, and let jars stand for 5 minutes in
canner.
Remove jars. Let jars sit undisturbed to cool at room temperature for 12 to 24
hours.
Test jars for airtight seals according to manufacturer’s directions. If jars do
not
completely seal, refrigerate and consume within 1 week.
Product is ready to eat after 24 hours. Before serving, chill to enhance
flavor and
crispness. Store properly processed shelf-stable product in a cool place, and
use
within 1 year.
*CAUTION: Due to the spicy nature of this product, irritation of eyes,
nose and/
or throat may occur during preparation. Care should be taken to avoid
inhalation
of steam vapors as this could result in irritation and/or coughing. Thoroughly
wash
skin that comes in contact with the spice. Consult a physician if irritation or
coughing
persists.
*Processing time listed is for altitudes less than 1000 feet. At Altitudes of 1000 feet or more, increase processing time 1 minute for each 1000 feet of altitude.