Best Jujube Sweet Pickles Texas Style Recipes

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BEST EVER SWEET PICKLES



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I pack away homegrown cucumbers every summer. This recipe is based on the pickled veggies in Brown Eggs and Jam Jars by Aimee Wimbush-Bourque, but I've made it less mustardy and more garlicky to fit my family's tastes. This method keeps them incredibly, refreshingly crunchy. -Ellie Martin Cliffe, Taste of Home Digital Deputy Editor

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h10m

Yield 4 pints.

Number Of Ingredients 12

9 cups sliced pickling cucumbers
1 large sweet onion, halved and thinly sliced
1/4 cup canning salt
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup cider vinegar
2 tablespoons mustard seed
1 teaspoon celery seed
1/2 teaspoon whole peppercorns
12 garlic cloves, crushed
4 bay leaves

Steps:

  • In a large nonreactive bowl, combine cucumbers, onion and salt. Cover with crushed ice and mix well. Let stand 3 hours. Drain; rinse and drain thoroughly., In a Dutch oven, combine sugar, water, vinegars, mustard seed, celery seed and peppercorns. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add cucumber mixture; return to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 4-5 minutes or until heated through., Carefully ladle hot mixture into 4 hot wide-mouth 1-pint jars, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. Add 3 garlic cloves and 1 bay leaf to each jar. Remove air bubbles and, if necessary, adjust headspace by adding hot pickling liquid. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight. , Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 35 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 175mg sodium, Carbohydrate 8g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.

TEXAS CHRISTMAS PICKLES



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These spicy/sweet pickles are a Texas tradition. My mother and I have made these delectable pickles for Christmas every year since I was young. We separate each batch into smaller jars and give them as gifts to friends and family. I would hate to think what would happen if we skipped a year!!

Provided by KIKI810

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Canning and Preserving Recipes     Pickled

Time P7DT30m

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 gallon dill pickles
1 (5 ounce) bottle hot pepper sauce (e.g. Tabascoâ„¢)
5 cloves garlic, chopped
1 (5 pound) bag of white sugar

Steps:

  • Drain the brine from the pickles and discard. Slice pickles lengthwise, and return them to the jar. Pour in the hot pepper sauce, and add the garlic. Pour in about 1/3 of the sugar. Close the lid tightly. Gently tip the jar back and forth several times to allow everything to mix well. Leave out on the counter at room temperature for about 1 week.
  • During the week, add more sugar as the sugar in the jar dissolves. Gently tip the jar back and forth to mix. Continue the process throughout the week, until you have used up all of the sugar. When all of the sugar has been absorbed, pickles will be dark green and crispy. Transfer pickles to smaller sterile jars, and divide syrup between jars. Seal with lids and rings. Store in the refrigerator, and consume within one month.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 182.9 calories, Carbohydrate 47 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 0.3 g, Sodium 500.7 mg, Sugar 45.8 g

JUJUBE SWEET PICKLES - TEXAS STYLE



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Also known as the Chinese date or red date, the jujube is a type of tree native to China. The fruit of the jujube tree is typically reddish in color, and oval or globe-shaped. The fruit reaches up to 2 inches in diameter, with smooth skin and a single stone. The fruit is often dried and used in herbal remedies. Research on the nutritional and culinary uses of jujube fruit, done in the Food Science section of Texas A&M's Horticultural Sciences Department in the 1940s by Dr. Homer Blackhurst, revealed a very high vitamin C content. The versatile jujube can often substitute for apples, pears, plums, or figs in recipes that call for them. From Texas Highways magazine. Try them chilled. Cooking time is sealing time.

Provided by Molly53

Categories     Fruit

Time 8h15m

Yield 1 quart

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 quart chinese jujube, peeled
3 cups sugar
1 cup vinegar
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon clove

Steps:

  • Cook fruit in syrup until done and steep in syrup overnight in the refrigerator.
  • Reheat syrup and fruit to boiling.
  • Pack fruit in jars while hot, cover with boiling syrup leaving 1/4" headspace; wipe edges of jar, screw on seals and rings and process in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes to seal.

PICKLED JALAPENO PEPPERS "TEXAS PICKLES"



Pickled Jalapeno Peppers

These sweet and hot jalepenos are favorite appetizers when poured over a block of cream cheese and served with crackers. Depending on the crop, some peppers will be much hotter one year and mildly hot another. Use the sugar to ajust the overall heat level of the pickles to your taste.

Provided by Donna Graffagnino @StillWild

Categories     Vegetable Appetizers

Number Of Ingredients 16

5 pound(s) jalapeno peppers, sliced
4 cup(s) white vinegar (5% min.)
4 cup(s) water
5 pound(s) sugar
1/2 bottle(s) mixed pickling spice (tied in cheesecloth) 1.50 bottle
2 tablespoon(s) salt
MIXED PICKLING SPICE
2 tablespoon(s) mustard seeds
2 tablespoon(s) whole alspice
2 teaspoon(s) whole cloves
1 teaspoon(s) crushed red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon(s) ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon(s) celery seed
2 teaspoon(s) whole peppercorns
1 large bay leaf, crumbled
1 - cinnamon stick (2 inches) broken into small pieces

Steps:

  • Slice all of the jalapeno peppers in 1/4" rings and set aside. In a large Dutch oven combine vinegar, water, salt, sugar and pickling spice (tied in cheesecloth) and bring to a boi. Simmer for about 45 minutes. Add peppers and simmer another 30-45 minutes.
  • Pack sweet jalapeno peppers and juice into sterile jelly jars or pint jars to within 1/2" of top of jar. Wipe rim of jar well with damp paper towel then seal tightly and process in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes. Remove from water and cool.
  • *Note: The more surgar you use - the less heat. For milder pickles, remove seeds before cooking. Fresh peppers are VERY HOT! Use gloves when working with fresh jalapenos. Recipe can be doubled. If making your own Pickling Spice, store ingredients in sealed mason jar.
  • Serve on sandwiches, on pizza, in salads, pour over a block of room temperature cream cheese and serve with crackers.

JUJUBE BUTTER



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Also known as the Chinese date or red date, the jujube is a type of tree native to China. The fruit of the jujube tree is typically reddish in color, and oval or globe-shaped. The fruit reaches up to 2 inches in diameter, with smooth skin and a single stone. The fruit is often dried and used in herbal remedies. Research on the nutritional and culinary uses of jujube fruit, done in the Food Science section of Texas A&M's Horticultural Sciences Department in the 1940s by Dr. Homer Blackhurst, revealed a very high vitamin C content. The versatile jujube can often substitute for apples, pears, plums, or figs in recipes that call for them. Research on the nutritional and culinary uses of jujube fruit, done in the Food Science section of Texas A&M's Horticultural Sciences Department in the 1940s by Dr. Homer Blackhurst, revealed a very high vitamin C content. Experiments where the seeds were removed and the fruit cooked with water, sugar, and seasonings resulted in a product much like apple butter, and in taste tests with apple butter it was selected as superior. Here is one recipe taken from USDA publication B-1215 entitled "Methods of Utilizing the Chinese Jujube."

Provided by Molly53

Categories     Fruit

Time 1h

Yield 1 batch

Number Of Ingredients 7

6 pints chinese jujubes
5 cups sugar (more, to taste)
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 lemon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon clove
1/4 pint vinegar

Steps:

  • Boil fruit until tender in sufficient water to cover it.
  • Rub cooked fruit through a sieve or colander to remove the skin and seeds.
  • Cook slowly until thick, put in jars, leaving 1/2" headspace.
  • Wipe rim, cover and screw on bands; process in boiling water bath 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 3937, Fat 1.3, SaturatedFat 0.7, Sodium 17.1, Carbohydrate 1011.3, Fiber 5.3, Sugar 1000.3, Protein 1.1

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