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cinnamon pickles

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Marsha Gardner
@mrdick1950
Florala, AL

I gave a couple of jars of these to a friend from India. She loved them, but couldn't figure out what they were. The color is distinct and pickling really changes the texture of the cucumber. A very colorful addition to the pickle platter.

(1 rating)

Ingredients For cinnamon pickles

  • STEP 1
  • 7 lb
    cucumbers, halved, peeled, seeded and sliced into 1/2-inch slices
  • 1 c
    pickling lime
  • STEP 2
  • 1
    vinegar
  • 1 lg
    bottle red food coloring
  • 1 tsp
    alum
  • water to cover
  • STEP 3
  • 2 c
    vinegar
  • 7 c
    sugar
  • 8 stick
    cinnamon
  • 1 sm
    package cinnamon red hots (candy)

How To Make cinnamon pickles

  • 1
    Soak prepared cucumbers in lime mixed with 1 gallon of water for 24 hours. Drain and rinse with ice water. Cover and let stand for 3 hours draining on an old sheet.
  • 2
    Mix 1 cup vinegar, food coloring, alum and enough water to cover and simmer for 2 hours. Drain and throw away.
  • 3
    Mix 2 cups vinegar and 2 cups water, sugar, cinnamon sticks, and red hots. Pour over cucumbers and let stand for 24 hours.
  • 4
    Drain and save liquid. Bring liquid to a rolling boil. Pack cucumbers in jars and fill with boiling liquid. Seal jars and process in hot water bath for 15 minutes.
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