CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Grains		Pickles, Vegetables	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3		Small sliced pickling cucumbers
1		Sliced onions
3		Green peppers, julienne cut
2		Red peppers, julienne cut
2	ts	Tumeric
2	ts	Mustard seed
1	ts	Celery seed
6	c	White sugar
3 1/2	c	White vinegar
1/3	c	Pickling salt

INSTRUCTIONS

Layer vegetables with salt, and leave 8 hours or overnight. Drain well.
Place in a preserving kettle and add spices and vinegar. Bring to a boil.
Lift vegetables from syrup with a slotted spoon, and pack into 1 pint
preserving jars.  Ladle syrup over top, leaving 1/8 inch head space, seal.
Process in boiling water bath 15 minutes.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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