Summer Garden In A Jar

Ingredients

500 gr carrots
1,100 gr green beans
1,300 gr cauliflour florets
120 gr onion rings
400 gr celery sticks
550 gr green pepper squares
800 gr sweet pepper squares
270 gr pickling salt
2,800 ml water
2,800 ml vinegar
400 gr granulated sugar
8 gr peppercorns
4 gr coriander seeds
80 ml mustard seeds
2 tumeric
270 gr unpitted black olives

Instructions

In a large saucepan or preserving kettle, combine carrots, onions, celery, red and green peppers, beans and cauliflour. Sprinkle with salt and mix well, add water. Cover with a plate (to keep vegetables submerged)and let stand for 8 hours or overnight. Drain, rinse under cold water and drain again thoroughly. In a larger perserving kettle, combine vinegar, sugar and spices. Bring to a boil, add vegetables and olives. Return to a boil , reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Pack vegetables into hot sterilized 1 pint jars; ladle liquid over vegetables leaving 0 cm headspace. Seal. Process 15 minutes in boiling water bath. Serve with sandwiches, cold meats and cheeses. Use any left over syrup in cabbage salads. Makes 20 pints.