Pickles
A great idea is to make your own homemade combined pickles. It’s not very hard and with little effort, you will be able to surprise your Thanksgiving guests with something special.
The pickles are great with grilled steaks, sausages, meat balls, in winter salads and with potatoes.
What you need:
* 3 cauliflowers; 2 lb red cabbage; 1 and 1/2 lb mini gherkins; 1 and 1/2 lb red bell peppers; 1 lb carrots; 1/2 lb mini onions; 1/4 lb horse radish; 1 lb celery
* 16 oz vinegar; 1 cup sugar; 6 tablespoons salt; 10 bay leaves; 5 teaspoons blend pepper; 3 teaspoons coriander seed; 2 teaspoons mustard seeds
* 2-3 hot peppers
The vegetables have to be washed. Cut the cauliflower in little bouquets, the carrots and celery in medium pieces and the red cabbage in quarters. The mini gherkins and bell peppers remain as they are. Peel the mini onions.
Put all the vegetables together in a big jar or in several medium jars. Fill the jar(s) with water (in this way you will know how much water will be needed). Then, pour the water from jar in a big pot. Add the vinegar, salt, sugar, pepper, coriander, bay leaves, mustard seeds and hot peppers.
Bring to boil stirring occasionally. Pour the boiled water and ingredients above the vegetables in the jar. On the top put some celery and two wood sticks in order that the pickles to stay in the spicy juice.
Seal the jar and store it in a cool, dark place. Leave it like this for 30 days. After this period of time, the pickles are ready to garnish your favorites dishes.
Enjoy them! The pickles are great treats.