green pickles

Name: Green Pickles
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 7 pound(s) cucumbers, sliced; 2 cup(s) pickling limes; 2 gallon(s) water; ## VINEGAR SOLUTION; 2 quart(s) vinegar; 5 pound(s) sugar; 2 tablespoon(s) whole cloves; 1 tablespoon(s) pickling spices; 2 - cinnamon sticks; 1 tablespoon(s) salt; - green food coloring

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Joyce Lowery

Sterlington, LA

Updated on Jul 14, 2013

Mrs. Lowery made these pickles every summer. The kids loved to eat them with hamburgers or straight out of the jar.

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method Canning/Preserving

yield 8 pints

Ingredients

7 pounds cucumbers, sliced
2 cups pickling limes
2 gallons water
VINEGAR SOLUTION
2 quarts vinegar
5 pounds sugar
2 tablespoons whole cloves
1 tablespoon pickling spices
2 - cinnamon sticks
1 tablespoon salt
- green food coloring

How To Make green pickles

Step 1

Place sliced cucumbers in 2 gallons water with 2 cups of lime. Let this set for 24 hours. Rinse well (5 or 6 times).

Step 2

Put in ice water for 3 hours. Drain. Place back in crock. Pour in heated vinegar solution and leave 24 hours. Then cook one hour on low simmer.
Step 3

VINEGAR SOLUTION: Place pickling spices, cinnamon, and whole cloves in cheese cloth.
Step 4

Combine vinegar, sugar, salt and food coloring. Place spice bag in vinegar solution. Heat.
Step 5

Place pickles in pint jars and add 2 piece screw on lids. Place in boiling water bath for 11 minutes. Set on towels on counter. Let cool for 24 hours.
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