7 repeat with remaining peppers and jars.
Mild banana pepper rings recipe.
Jiggle shake and bang the peppers in the jar to ensure they are laying flat and taking up the least amount of space.
Boil flats in water.
Place the pickling spices in the bottom of the canning jar.
Then place the vinegar water and pickling salt in a medium saucepan and heat until boiling.
Let cool and check to make sure they seal.
In large pan put one quart vinegar 2 quarts water salt to taste and 1 4 cup sugar.
Then put them in the jars and continue with this recipe.
Pour hot vinegar water mixture over the peppers.
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.
Soak 2 3 hours or even overnight.
The brine used to pickle the banana pepper rings.
Canning crunchy banana pepper rings after 2 batches i found the way i prefer to can banana pepper rings so they have a nice crunch to them the first batch i tried were way too mushy.
Bring this mixture to boil.
Place pepper rings packed tightly in jars add garlic divide alum between quart jars.
Stop adding peppers when the peppers reach the bottom of the rings on the jar.
Pour boiling mixture over pepper rings in jar put on flats and rings.
Stir until the mix is completely dissolved and nearing boil then remove from heat and allow the brine to cool to room temperature.
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.
How to pack banana peppers for pickling.
Press the peppers down in the jar and repeat.
If you like super thin pepper rings i suggest you use a mandoline slicer.
Pour brine over peppers to within 1 2 of the top.
Wipe off the rim and put lid and ring on.
Then ladle the hot liquid over the peppers keeping 1 2 inch head space.
The ice soak helps them stay crispy.
Try it with chips or as a side to grilled meats and fish.
Immediately put on lid and ring to seal.
Add 1 2 teaspoons salt and 1 2 teaspoons alum to the peppers.
Add the sliced banana pepper rings to the jar.
Once the jars start to cool they will seal.
Bring the vinegar sugar mustard seed and celery seed to a rolling boil.
Then pack raw peppers into hot jars leaving 1 2 inch head space.
After reading up on what others have done i decided to try the open kettle food processing method instead of a hot water bath.