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Sweet Southern Pickles Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
7 lbs. cucumbers (slice crosswise)
1 cup pickling lime
2 gallons water
8 cups distilled vinegar
8 cups sugar
1 Tbs. salt (optional)
2 tsp. pickling spices
Green food coloring
Directions:
Directions:
Directions:
1. Soak clean cucumbers in water and lime mixture in crockery or enamel ware for 12 hours or overnight. Do not use aluminum ware.

2. Remove sliced cucumbers from lime water. Discard lime water. Rinse 3 times in fresh cold water. Soak 3 hours in fresh ice water.

3. Combine vinegar, sugar, salt and mixed pickling spices in a large pot. Bring to a low boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove syrup from heat and add sliced cucumbers. Soak 5 to 6 hours or overnight (Note: Pickling spice can be placed in a bag of cheesecloth if you do not want the spices to remain in the syrup).

4. Boil slices in the syrup 35 minutes. Add a small amount of green food coloring while the syrup is cooking. Fill sterilized jar with hot slices, leaving ½ " head space. Cap each jar when filled.

5. Process pints 10 minutes, quarts15 minutes in a boiling water bath canner.

6. Test jars for airtight seals according to manufacturer's instructions. Refrigerate unsealed jars.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
I use Mrs. Wages Pickling Lime
Mandolin cutter (3MM)

 

 

 

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