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grandma's sweet pickles

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Recipe by
Eddie Jordan
@EDWARDCARL
Bristow, OK

When I was a kid Grandma made all kind of pickles. She made sweet pickles, pickled watermelon rinds, pickled okra,and pickled green tomatoes, I could go on and on. The pickles where great, but the love she put into making them was awesome. I hope I can make these as good as grandma!!!

(1 rating)
yield serving(s)
method Canning/Preserving

Ingredients For grandma's sweet pickles

  • 7 lb
    thinly sliced cucumbers
  • 2 gal
    water
  • 2 c
    pickling lime
  • 8 c
    distilled white vinegar
  • 9 c
    sugar
  • 1 Tbsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    whole cloves
  • 1 tsp
    celery seed
  • 1 tsp
    mixed pickling spice

How To Make grandma's sweet pickles

  • 1
    Soak cucumbers in water and lime for 24 hours.
  • 2
    Wash in clean water and soak in fresh water for 3 hours.
  • 3
    Combine remaining ingredients add cucumbers and soak overnight.
  • 4
    Boil pickles in soaking liquid until pickles are clear about 1 1/2 hour.
  • 5
    Pour into hot sterilized jars, seal. Process in hot water bath for 5 minutes. Makes 7 pints.
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