Pickling Liquid  
3 cups distilled white vinegar
1 cup water
2-1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup salt
1-1/2 tsp whole spice
1-1/2 tsp celery seeds
1 cinnamon stick
1-1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1-1/2 tsp whole black pepper corns

Place all of the ingrediens in a nonreactive saucepan, over high heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium and simmer for 30 minutes.
Remove from the heat and cool completely. Strain the liquid and store in an airtight container.

Yield: about 1 quart.

Recipe courtesy of Emeril Lagasse.

 

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