grandma's sweet pickles

Name: GRANDMA'S SWEET PICKLES
Cuisine: Southwestern
Ingredients: 7 pound(s) thinly sliced cucumbers; 2 gallon(s) water; 2 cup(s) pickling lime; 8 cup(s) distilled white vinegar; 9 cup(s) sugar; 1 tablespoon(s) salt; 1 teaspoon(s) whole cloves; 1 teaspoon(s) celery seed; 1 teaspoon(s) mixed pickling spice

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Eddie Jordan

Bristow, OK

Updated on Oct 3, 2011

When I was a kid Grandma made all kind of pickles. She made sweet pickles, pickled watermelon rinds, pickled okra,and pickled green tomatoes, I could go on and on. The pickles where great, but the love she put into making them was awesome. I hope I can make these as good as grandma!!!

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method Canning/Preserving

yield Makes 7 pints

Ingredients

7 pounds thinly sliced cucumbers
2 gallons water
2 cups pickling lime
8 cups distilled white vinegar
9 cups sugar
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1 teaspoon celery seed
1 teaspoon mixed pickling spice

How To Make grandma's sweet pickles

Step 1

Soak cucumbers in water and lime for 24 hours.

Step 2

Wash in clean water and soak in fresh water for 3 hours.
Step 3

Combine remaining ingredients add cucumbers and soak overnight.
Step 4

Boil pickles in soaking liquid until pickles are clear about 1 1/2 hour.
Step 5

Pour into hot sterilized jars, seal. Process in hot water bath for 5 minutes. Makes 7 pints.
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