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christmas red pickles (to begin serving at thanksgiving)

(3 ratings)
Recipe by
Jewel Hall
Cullman, AL

I make a ton of Lime Cucumber Pickles. This past summer I made several jars for my next door neighbor, a 50 + gentleman. He blows off my porches and driveways, such a dear son of my 90 year old neighbor. He LOVES these Pickles and I have already given him 2 more quarts. It's his bed time snack. His plan is that next year we'll make 3 times as much because he has already eaten all of his. These pickles really dress up for serving at Thanksgiving and Christmas....I WILL ALSO POST THE REGULAR RECIPE...jewel

(3 ratings)
yield 20
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 1 Hr

Ingredients For christmas red pickles (to begin serving at thanksgiving)

  • CHRISTMAS RED PICKLES
  • 7 lb
    large cucumbers
  • 1 c
    pickling lime
  • 2 tsp
    red food coloring drops
  • 1 tsp
    powdered alum
  • 1 c
    distilled white vinegar
  • 7 c
    white sugar
  • 2 c
    distilled white vinegar
  • 2 c
    water
  • 1 c
    cinnamon red hot candy
  • 4 stick
    cinnamon

How To Make christmas red pickles (to begin serving at thanksgiving)

  • 1
    Peel cucumbers, half lengthwise and scrape out the seeds with a spoon. Cut the cucumbers into 1/4 inch half circles, and place in a glass or ceramic crock. Dissolve the pickling lime in 1 qt of room temperature water, pour over cucumbers, then add additional water until the cucumbers are covered by about 1/2 inch. Let stand at room temperature about 24 hours.
  • 2
    Drain the Cucumbers and rinse well with cold water. Place in a large non aluminum stock pot, and cover with cold water. Allow to stand 3 hours then drain and rinse again.
  • 3
    Return the cucumbers to the pot, add the food coloring. alum, 1 cup vinegar and enough water to cover by 1/2 inch. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to a simmer, and cook 2 hours. drain and allow to cool a bit before placing them into glass jars.
  • 4
    Bring together sugar, 2 cups vinegar, 2 cups water, cinnamon red hot candies, and cinnamon sticks in a sauce pan over medium heat until the sugar and candies dissolve. Pour this mixture over the warm cucumbers, cover, and let stand over night.
  • 5
    Pack pickles into pint glass jars, process in a hot water bath for 15 to 20 minutes. Refrigerate any jars that do not seal. These are a bit like candied apples....GOOD !! and PRETTY !!

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