christmas red pickles (to begin serving at thanksgiving)
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I make a ton of Lime Cucumber Pickles. This past summer I made several jars for my next door neighbor, a 50 + gentleman. He blows off my porches and driveways, such a dear son of my 90 year old neighbor. He LOVES these Pickles and I have already given him 2 more quarts. It's his bed time snack. His plan is that next year we'll make 3 times as much because he has already eaten all of his. These pickles really dress up for serving at Thanksgiving and Christmas....I WILL ALSO POST THE REGULAR RECIPE...jewel
(3 ratings)
yield
20
prep time
1 Hr
cook time
1 Hr
Ingredients For christmas red pickles (to begin serving at thanksgiving)
- CHRISTMAS RED PICKLES
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7 lblarge cucumbers
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1 cpickling lime
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2 tspred food coloring drops
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1 tsppowdered alum
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1 cdistilled white vinegar
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7 cwhite sugar
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2 cdistilled white vinegar
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2 cwater
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1 ccinnamon red hot candy
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4 stickcinnamon
How To Make christmas red pickles (to begin serving at thanksgiving)
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1Peel cucumbers, half lengthwise and scrape out the seeds with a spoon. Cut the cucumbers into 1/4 inch half circles, and place in a glass or ceramic crock. Dissolve the pickling lime in 1 qt of room temperature water, pour over cucumbers, then add additional water until the cucumbers are covered by about 1/2 inch. Let stand at room temperature about 24 hours.
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2Drain the Cucumbers and rinse well with cold water. Place in a large non aluminum stock pot, and cover with cold water. Allow to stand 3 hours then drain and rinse again.
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3Return the cucumbers to the pot, add the food coloring. alum, 1 cup vinegar and enough water to cover by 1/2 inch. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to a simmer, and cook 2 hours. drain and allow to cool a bit before placing them into glass jars.
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4Bring together sugar, 2 cups vinegar, 2 cups water, cinnamon red hot candies, and cinnamon sticks in a sauce pan over medium heat until the sugar and candies dissolve. Pour this mixture over the warm cucumbers, cover, and let stand over night.
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5Pack pickles into pint glass jars, process in a hot water bath for 15 to 20 minutes. Refrigerate any jars that do not seal. These are a bit like candied apples....GOOD !! and PRETTY !!
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