Place the pickling spices in the bottom of the canning jar.
Mild banana pepper rings recipe.
Remove wire bubbles adjust head space wipe rims and place lids on jars and process in a water bath for 10 minutes.
In a saucepan over medium heat combine the white vinegar water kosher salt sugar mustard seeds optional and celery seed optional.
Wipe off the rim and put lid and ring on.
Stir until the mix is completely dissolved and nearing boil then remove from heat and allow the brine to cool to room temperature.
The brine used to pickle the banana pepper rings.
Pour brine over peppers to within 1 2 of the top.
A trick i have found when i make my banana peppers is to soak the peppers in a salt brine 2 cups water 2 tbs salt and while soaking cover with ice.
The ice soak helps them stay crispy.
7 repeat with remaining peppers and jars.
Stop adding peppers when the peppers reach the bottom of the rings on the jar.
Mild onion kiwi banana and orange are spiced with a chopped pepper in this refreshing summer salsa.
Let cool and check to make sure they seal.
Then pack raw peppers into hot jars leaving 1 2 inch head space.
Boil flats in water.
Try it with chips or as a side to grilled meats and fish.
Add the sliced banana pepper rings to the jar.
Once the jars start to cool they will seal.
Press the peppers down in the jar and repeat.
If you like super thin pepper rings i suggest you use a mandoline slicer.
After reading up on what others have done i decided to try the open kettle food processing method instead of a hot water bath.
Place pepper rings packed tightly in jars add garlic divide alum between quart jars.
Soak 2 3 hours or even overnight.
Add 1 2 teaspoons salt and 1 2 teaspoons alum to the peppers.
Then place the vinegar water and pickling salt in a medium saucepan and heat until boiling.
Bring the vinegar sugar mustard seed and celery seed to a rolling boil.
Then put them in the jars and continue with this recipe.
Then ladle the hot liquid over the peppers keeping 1 2 inch head space.
Pour hot vinegar water mixture over the peppers.
6 add 1 clove of garlic to empty jar then pack banana pepper rings tightly into the jar.
Bring this mixture to boil.
How to pack banana peppers for pickling.
Pour boiling mixture over pepper rings in jar put on flats and rings.
Jiggle shake and bang the peppers in the jar to ensure they are laying flat and taking up the least amount of space.
Immediately put on lid and ring to seal.