Pickling Spices Recipe - The Ideal Mix For
Preserving Food Traditional Style

When putting together a pickling spices recipe you can have a simple, straightforward blend with 6-7 ingredients. Or, if you're the adventurous cook, add as many of your favourite ingredients as you desire!

What You'll Need: (Makes about 10 tablespoons)

10-15 dried bay leaves
2 tbsp dried ginger root
2 tbsp yellow mustard seeds
2 tbsp peppercorns
1 tbsp mace blades
1 tbsp allspice berries
4 tsp coriander seeds
2 tsp dill seeds
2 tsp dried red pepper flakes
2 inch cinnamon stick
6 cloves

tbsp = tablespoon
tsp = teaspoon

Directions:

Crumble the bay leaves and break up the cinnamon and mace blades and combine everything thoroughly in a bowl.

Note: Just before using, it's a good idea to also very lightly crush the whole spices. This will crack and bruise them and release more of their flavours which will be transferred to your pickling recipe. I use a mortar and pestle, but a rolling pin also works.

Stored in an airtight jar this pickling mix will be good for a year or so.