Recipe - Dilled Zucchini Sticks

4 One half pound Zucchini
3 tablespoon Pickling salt
2 One half cup White vinegar
1 One fourth cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Celery seed
1 teaspoon Dill seed
1 md Cooking onion, thinly cut or sliced up
4 Cloves garlic
4 Sprigs dill weed

Wash zucchini, retaining peel and removing ends; quarter lengthwise; cut
quarters in half. Layer zucchini and salt in a large glass, stainless
steel or enamel bowl; let stand 1 hour.

Fill boiling water canner with water. Place 4 clean pint mason jars in
canner over high heat.

Place snap lids in boiling water; boil 5 min to soften sealing compound.

In stainless steel or enamel saucepan, combine vinegar, sugar, celery and
dill seeds; bring to a boil.

Rinse zucchini in cold water; drain thoroughly, pat dry. Add zucchini and
onion to pickling liquid; bring to a boil; boil 5 min.

Place 1 clove garlic and 1 large sprig of dill weed in a hot jar; pack
zucchini and onion slices snugly in jar to within Three fourths inch of top rim. Add
boiling pickling liquid to cover vegetables to within One half inch of top rim.
Remove air bubbles by sliding rubber spatula between glass and food;
readjust head space to One half inch. Wipe jar rim removing any stickiness.
Center Snap Lid on jar; apply screw band just until fingertip tight. Place
jar in canner. Repeat for remaining vegetable and pickling liquid.

Cover canner; return water to a boil; process 10 min for pint jars at
altitudes up to 1000 ft. Remove jars. Cool 24 hours. Check jar seals.
(Sealed lids curve downward.) Remove screw bands. Wipe jars, label and
store in a cool, dark place.

Source: Bernardin Guide to Home Preserving, revised 1992.

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