candied cucumber pickles
Candied Cucumber Pickles 7 pounds large, yellow cucumbers 1 cup pickling lime 1 gallon water 3 cups vinegar, divided 1 small bottle red food coloring 1 tablespoon alum 10 cups gran...
Ingredients
- 7poundlarge, yellow cucumbers
- 1cuppickling lime
- 1gallon water
- 3cupvinegar, divided
- 1small bottle red food coloring
- 1tablespoonalum
- 10cupgranulated sugar
- 8cinnamon sticks
Directions
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Candied Cucumber Pickles 7 pounds large, yellow cucumbers 1 cup pickling lime 1 gallon water 3 cups vinegar, divided 1 small bottle red food
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Using a small spoon, scoop out the seeds and discard
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If necessary, cut the cucumber in half so you can reach and readily remove all the seeds
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Slice the hollowed-out cucumbers into about 1/2-inch wide rings
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Soak the cucumber rings in the pickling lime and water for at least 24 hours
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Make sure to use a nonporous, ceramic stock pot or a 1-gallon glass jar, as the liquid will pit non-coated aluminum stockpots
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Discard the pickling lime and water mixture and soak the cucumber rings in ice water for about 3 hours
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In a small bowl, mix 1 cup of the vinegar with food coloring and alum, and add some water