CALICO PICKLES

      Title: CALICO PICKLES
  Categories: Pickles
       Yield: 6 Servings
  
       4 c  Cucumbers, 1 inch slices
   2 1/2 c  Carrots, 1 inch slices.
       2 c  Celery, 1 inch slices
       2 c  Onions, 1 inch cubes
       2 c  Sweet Red Pepper, 1 inch
            -cubes
       1 c  Green Pepper, 1 inch cubes
       1 md Head of Cauliflower, broken
            -into florets (6 cups)
       1 c  Salt
       4 qt Cold Water
       2 c  Sugar
     1/4 c  Mustard Seed
       2 tb Celery Seed
       2 tb Dried Whole Black
            -Peppercorns
       1 tb Dried Cilantro
   6 1/2 c  Vinegar
  
   Combine vegetables in a large bowl. Dissolve salt in water and pour
   over vegetables. Soak for 15 to 18 hours in a cool place. Drain. In a
   large kettle, mix sugar, spices, and vinegar. Bring to a boil and
   boil for 3 to 4 minutes. Add vegetables and simmer 5 to 7 minutes.
   Pack hot into eight pint jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Remove air
   bubbles. Adjust caps; process 15 minutes in boiling water bath.
   Yield: 8 pints.
   
   SOURCE: Bob Olsen, Grand Forks, ND, Reminisce Magazine Sept/Oct 92
   SHARED BY: Jim Bodle 9/92
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