Last weekend I had the opportunity to make up a few jars of
Ice Box Pickles and Pickled Eggs...This recipe is so easy and the end product is so good.....
Ice Box Pickles
Makes 2 Quarts
1 Jar Pearl Onions, 12 oz.
8-12 Medium Sized Cucumbers. Peeled and Sliced into 1/4” thick rounds
2 cups Sugar
2 cups Apple Cider Vinegar
1/4 cup Salt
1 Tablespoon Celery Seed
1 Tablespoon Mustard Seed
1 Tablespoon Turmeric
Optional Addition
12 Jalapenos Sliced into 1/4” rounds
Divide the veggies equally between two quart mason jars.
Pour the vinegar into a microwave safe mixing bowl.
Add the dry ingredients to bowl and stir to combine.
Place bowl into Microwave and heat using 1/2 power for 2 minutes.
Stir the bowl again and let cool for 10 minutes.
Divide the vinegar mixture equally between the mason jars.
Seal and place into Fridge for one week….
I did the eggs with this recipe sans the cukes...
They need to mellow in the Fridge for one month...
I opened a jar of the pickles yesterday and sampled the cukes...
Delightful!!! On to the Pearl Onions, again, Delightful...
Then it was time for a Jalapeno...See that little red guy up in the top of the jar? That's the one I went for.....:becky:
For a second or two, as I was chewing, I was thinking,"Man, that's mighty nice!!"
Then it started to build in heat intensity....It took a hold of me and would not let me go....The more I chewed and tried to swallow the hotter it became...:shock:
Sweat poured down off my forehead...:shock:
I started hiccuping, heat increasing with every hic...:shock:
My eyes began watering....:shock:
My nose began running....:shock:
I couldn't catch my breath.....:shock:
I felt intense pain in my chest....:shock:
I started drinking iced tea to relieve the fire....no help...:shock:
I ran to the Fridge and grabbed a quart of sweet milk....I drank the entire carton.....My face felt like someone had jack slapped me......My tongue
was throbbing....my throat was raw....:shock:
Eventually I caught my breath and after thirty minutes was pretty much back to normal.......
That was without a doubt the hottest Jalapeno I have ever ate.....:mad2:
Going back for another taste after I get some milk from the store.....:thumb:
Ice Box Pickles and Pickled Eggs...This recipe is so easy and the end product is so good.....
Ice Box Pickles
Makes 2 Quarts
1 Jar Pearl Onions, 12 oz.
8-12 Medium Sized Cucumbers. Peeled and Sliced into 1/4” thick rounds
2 cups Sugar
2 cups Apple Cider Vinegar
1/4 cup Salt
1 Tablespoon Celery Seed
1 Tablespoon Mustard Seed
1 Tablespoon Turmeric
Optional Addition
12 Jalapenos Sliced into 1/4” rounds
Divide the veggies equally between two quart mason jars.
Pour the vinegar into a microwave safe mixing bowl.
Add the dry ingredients to bowl and stir to combine.
Place bowl into Microwave and heat using 1/2 power for 2 minutes.
Stir the bowl again and let cool for 10 minutes.
Divide the vinegar mixture equally between the mason jars.
Seal and place into Fridge for one week….
I did the eggs with this recipe sans the cukes...
They need to mellow in the Fridge for one month...
I opened a jar of the pickles yesterday and sampled the cukes...
Delightful!!! On to the Pearl Onions, again, Delightful...
Then it was time for a Jalapeno...See that little red guy up in the top of the jar? That's the one I went for.....:becky:
For a second or two, as I was chewing, I was thinking,"Man, that's mighty nice!!"
Then it started to build in heat intensity....It took a hold of me and would not let me go....The more I chewed and tried to swallow the hotter it became...:shock:
Sweat poured down off my forehead...:shock:
I started hiccuping, heat increasing with every hic...:shock:
My eyes began watering....:shock:
My nose began running....:shock:
I couldn't catch my breath.....:shock:
I felt intense pain in my chest....:shock:
I started drinking iced tea to relieve the fire....no help...:shock:
I ran to the Fridge and grabbed a quart of sweet milk....I drank the entire carton.....My face felt like someone had jack slapped me......My tongue
was throbbing....my throat was raw....:shock:
Eventually I caught my breath and after thirty minutes was pretty much back to normal.......
That was without a doubt the hottest Jalapeno I have ever ate.....:mad2:
Going back for another taste after I get some milk from the store.....:thumb:
We recently started making these and I suspect yours too will get eaten up long before you begin to think they've gone bad. 
