Assorted Cucumbers and Tomatoes for Winter

Rub the containers intended for canning with baking soda. Then wash thoroughly with clean water. After the water procedures, we sterilize the jars.

Wash the necessary greens.

For pickling the assorted tomatoes, take small cucumbers. To make the canning beautiful, choose fruits that are the same size. Before canning, after washing, place the cucumbers in a bowl of water for a few hours. If the cucumbers are fresh and firm, 2 hours will be sufficient. After removing them from the water, wash the vegetables again under a stream of clean water. Cut off the ends from the side of the stem. You can also cut off the opposite end of the cucumber, but this is not necessary.

Take medium-sized tomatoes, as we have a small jar. It's better to take "Cream" tomatoes. They have a thick skin that rarely bursts during canning. Near the stem, pierce several holes with a wooden skewer.

Cut a piece of bell pepper into strips.

Once all the vegetables are prepared, we proceed to fill the jar. At the bottom of the jar, we place the pepper peas, dill umbrellas, cut strips of pepper, and chopped garlic. Cut a piece of horseradish root. If there's no root, you can replace it with a horseradish leaf. Add a small piece of hot pepper.

Now we pour boiling water over the assorted vegetables in the jar. Covering with a sterilized lid, we leave the vegetables in boiling water for 15 minutes. Then, draining the water from the jar into a saucepan, we put it on the fire. After boiling the water for 30 seconds, we pour it back into the jar with the vegetable assortment for another 15 minutes. To warm the vegetables better, we additionally wrap the jar with a kitchen towel.

Our third pouring will be the marinade. We prepare the marinade from the drained water from the jar with the assortment. To ensure we have enough marinade, we add another 50 ml to this water. Add sugar and salt to the water. Boil, stirring, until the spices are completely dissolved. Pour 2 tsp. of 9% vinegar into the jar with the vegetables, and then pour the boiling marinade up to the top of the jar. Immediately seal the jar tightly. Turning the sealed jar of preserves upside down, cover it with a blanket for 12 hours.

Then we turn the jar back to its normal position and cool it well. Store the cooled jar in a cool, dark place.

Prepare assorted cucumbers and tomatoes for winter using our recipe. Wishing you successful and tasty preparations!