Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Cooking up the harvest. , 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Jill--

I made a lot of the "Indian Pickle" the other day......

Tried to do 1+1/2 of the recipe--but I think I got carried away with the amounts.....Without intending to--I ended up with 18 pints, NOT 9--as 1-1/2 recipe would have produced if I stuck to it
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I can't say the end-product was bad--just a bit "intense" in the vinegar/sugar area. A bit darker in color (used a bit of Apple Cider vinegar as part of the total vinegar). Also--too much brown sugar--in my opinion. Like--3lbs!!!!--and I went to 4lbs. Same for the vinegar.....
The recipe calls for 3 pints of white vinegar-----I went too far over that. GOSH! That IS a lot!

Besides--I have a dilemma--I always like to "mess with" someone else's recipes.....Woe be me!!!!!
One thing this recipe does not mind at all is some finely diced, green Jalapeno peppers for a bit of "zinggg" to balance the sweetness. . I think you would like it, Jill.

All I can say is--stay with the recipe as given--ad a bit of the "hots" and see what comes out.

I have so many pints now--I think I will give one to every relative for Christmas....WHY NOT?????

I did all the "Hot Water bath" thing--so it should last.....

Besides--it is NOT "MY" recipe......I got it from Susan at my HD--and she got it out of a Cook Book.

SO! Feel free to make it your own!

This is how many diced veggies I ended up with when I was done!

This is NOT the average-sized foil pan that people use above the burners.....This one was extra long....
I diced and chopped for 2 days! Evenings...mostly....My favorite thing to do as i watch TV. Kind of "justifies" the time spent watching TV. Had to even run to the local farmer's stand to buy more of this and that.....

Good luck! You will like this....I am sure!