McCormick Culinary Pickling Spice, 12 oz - One 12 Ounce Container of Mixed Pickling Spice, Best for Seasoning Pickles, Corned Beef, Pot Roasts and More

Came fast! Has helped me make several batches of pastrami for the year!

Excellent flavor for corned beef. Worked well.

Very low price! Many uses for this spice, I use 1/2 of a tea ball in an 8 quart pot with 6 quarts of water in it. Bring this to a rolling boil. Add 1 pound of frozen de-veined shrimp. Wait till the shrimp start to float. Remove from heat and rinse with cold water till you can hold the shrimp in your hand. If the shrimp has shell on twist the shrimp to remove the shell. Place in a bowl with 2 paper towels on the bottom. Place in the refrigerator for about 2 hours and you have great tasting shrimp cocktail For he sauce it is easy peasy. Ketchup and horseradish, Get horseradish that is not mixed with a lot of oils, the less ingredients in this the better. Add ketchup to a bowl, about 1 cup and add the horseradish till the taste is as you like it. Refrigerate and enjoy!

Wasn't paying close attention and didn't see anyone mention it when reading reviews, so was surprised when my corned beef came out spicy. Not overly hot but definitely enough to make your mouth tingly and slightly numb, which for me is too much to be able to taste the other flavors very well. It's not a bad flavor but wasn't quite what I was going for, good to know for future usage though. Will be using what I made for hash instead of eating on its own. Again hard to tell 100% because of the chilis but I think the mix of spices beyond that produces the flavor I'm looking for so will just pick some of the chilis out next time.

This is the same spice combination I was buying at the grocery store, when they had it in stock, but the price is much better.