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Prep Time: 2880 Minutes Cook Time: 35 Minutes |
Ready In: 2915 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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This recipe originally was given to me by a friend, Jan Wrong, from Uxbridge,Ontario, in 1971.These pickles are sweet in flavour, not unlike Bicks .They do need to have the color added. Ingredients:
7 lbs cucumbers, sliced 1/4-inch thick |
2 cups hydrated pickling lime |
2 gallons cold water |
5 lbs sugar |
3 pints white vinegar |
1/2 cup water |
1 teaspoon celery seed |
1 tablespoon pickling salt |
1 tablespoon pickling spices |
Directions:
1. Mix pickle ingredients together.
2. Soak for 24 hours.
3. Wash in clean running water (about 10 minutes).
4. Let set in clean ice water for 4 hours.
5. Syrup:Mix ingredients for syrup.
6. Bring to a boil and pour over pickles.
7. Let stand overnight.
8. Next day, bring all to a boil and simmer 30-35 minutes.
9. Add green food color and put in jars and seal.
10. Not required to do the boiling water bath method.
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