It is worth noting that pickling vegetables is a trend in a large number of European and Asian countries. Not only vegetables, but also fruits, meat and even eggs are subject to pickling. It was possible
to preserve vegetables in this way as far back as ancient Egypt
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Then people tried to leave vegetables in a usable state for as long as possible. Also vegetables and fruits were preserved for deceased rulers.
Archaeologists have found pickled cucumbers in tombs, which is quite nice and funny. It
is worth telling about how to pickle a delicious mix of cucumbers and tomatoes
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Recipe for a liter jar
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Ingredients for pickled cucumbers and tomatoes:
- salt – 16 g;
- sugar – 30 g;
- dry mustard in grains – 4 g;
- 72% vinegar – 6 g;
- garlic – 3 cloves;
- chopped onion – tbsp;
- chopped dill – 2 tbsp;
- bay leaf – pcs;
- cloves – bud;
- cucumbers – 300 g;
- tomatoes – 300 g.
Preparation of pickled cucumbers and tomatoes:
We dip the cucumbers in water for 7 hours, rinse them from white scum. Sterilize jars and lids. Cut thin feathers of onion, chop dill, cut thin plates of garlic
. Put garlic, dill and onion at the bottom of the jars equally. In the jar put bay leaf, cloves and dry mustard seeds.
Remove the stalks from the cucumbers, put in the jar on ½ part. With a toothpick in several places pierce each tomato.
Put the pierced tomatoes in the second part of the jar.
Pour salt and granulated sugar on top of the jar
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Pour into the jar vinegar essence on sugar and salt, pour boiling water up to the neck. We close the jar with a lid and send it to a pot of boiling water for about 10 minutes.
After boiling water with jars inside, we wait until the cucumbers inside do not acquire an olive color. Then you can take out the jars with vegetables and roll up.
If desired, you can add hot pepper to the jars. Before covering the jars with a towel and leaving them to cool, it is recommended to shake them.
