Heart of palm pickles

4 qt Tender hearts of palm
      2 tb Salt
      1 qt ;Cold water
      1 oz Mustard seed
  1 1/4 oz Dry mustard
      3 c  Granulated sugar
      2 tb Turmeric
  1 1/2 c  flour
           Red pepper; to taste
      2 qt Cider vinegar
      1    Lemon; juice and rind of
 
  Be sure that all tough fiber is trimmed from heart of palm.  Cut the
  tender white portion of heart into small strips.  Place these strips
  to soak in salted water.  Let sit in a cool place for two days.
  
  On the morning of the third day, pour off all salt water, wash palm
  pieces well in clear water and drain.
  
  Mix the mustard seed, mustard, sugar, turmeric, flour, red pepper and
  vinegar.  Boil slowly, stirring with a wooden spoon.  Add the juice
  of a lemon and the rind, sliced into tiny slivers.  Cook 10 minutes.
  
  Add the pieces of palm, bring to a boil, and boil 2 minutes.  Fill
  hot, sterilized pint jars with the pickles and seal while hot.
  
  From _Our Best Recipes_ by Lena E. Sturges, Food Editor.  Birmingham,
  AL: Oxmoor House, Inc., 1970.  Pg. 184.  Library of Congress Catalog
  Number 70-140493.