cinnamon pickles
I gave a couple of jars of these to a friend from India. She loved them, but couldn't figure out what they were. The color is distinct and pickling really changes the texture of the cucumber. A very colorful addition to the pickle platter.
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Ingredients
- STEP 1
- 7 pounds cucumbers, halved, peeled, seeded and sliced into 1/2-inch slices
- 1 cup pickling lime
- STEP 2
- 1 - vinegar
- 1 large bottle red food coloring
- 1 teaspoon alum
- - water to cover
- STEP 3
- 2 cups vinegar
- 7 cups sugar
- 8 sticks cinnamon
- 1 small package cinnamon red hots (candy)
How To Make cinnamon pickles
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Step 1Soak prepared cucumbers in lime mixed with 1 gallon of water for 24 hours. Drain and rinse with ice water. Cover and let stand for 3 hours draining on an old sheet.
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Step 2Mix 1 cup vinegar, food coloring, alum and enough water to cover and simmer for 2 hours. Drain and throw away.
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Step 3Mix 2 cups vinegar and 2 cups water, sugar, cinnamon sticks, and red hots. Pour over cucumbers and let stand for 24 hours.
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Step 4Drain and save liquid. Bring liquid to a rolling boil. Pack cucumbers in jars and fill with boiling liquid. Seal jars and process in hot water bath for 15 minutes.
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