Homemade Pickling Spice

Name: Homemade Pickling Spice
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1/3 cup.
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons mustard seed; 1 tablespoon whole allspice; 2 teaspoons coriander seeds; 2 whole cloves; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 1 bay leaf, crumbled; 1 cinnamon stick (2 inches)

I can every year and I love to use this pickling spice for my pickles. Everyone says they are the best they have ever had. —Olivia Miller, Memphis, Tennessee

Ingredients

2 tablespoons mustard seed
1 tablespoon whole allspice
2 teaspoons coriander seeds
2 whole cloves
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 bay leaf, crumbled
1 cinnamon stick (2 inches)

Directions

Combine all ingredients and store in an airtight jar or container. Use in favorite pickle recipes.

Nutrition Facts

1/8 teaspoon: 1 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 0 sodium, 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.

Originally published as Homemade Pickling Spice in Country Woman July/August 1992

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nanacul

Aug 15, 2014

this makes 128 servings, but I need 2T for my recipe. How would I know how much of each spice to take out of the jar?
seamonkeyparent

Sep 15, 2013

great
jjhopper

Sep 25, 2012

Is it really just 2 whole cloves or should that be 2 teaspoons?