Banish Leg Cramps With Homemade Pickle Juice

Name: Banish Leg Cramps With Homemade Pickle Juice
Cuisine: American, British, European
Ingredients: The juice from all vinegar-based pickles can be used for muscle cramps; 200 ml (¾ cup) water; 200 ml (¾ cup) vinegar; 2 tablespoons sugar; ½ teaspoon salt, or more to taste; ¼ teaspoon mustard seeds; 400 ml (1-3/4 cups) carrots, cut into small pieces; 1-inch piece ginger root, thinly sliced; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 large cucumber, peeled and chopped; 1 large stalk celery, sliced; Several sprigs of fresh mint, chopped; The brine for pickled apples can be made with little or no salt; 2 tablespoons sugar, or more to taste; ½ teaspoon salt, optional; 2 medium apples, peeled and cut into chunks; 3 allspice berries; 2 whole cloves