Christmas Cinnamon Pickles 0
Show someone you care, by gifting them some Chrismas Cinnamon Pickles. These taste like no other pickle you have ever eaten. They are sweet like candy and are perfect for Christmas parties and relish dishes.
Recipe:
Get about 5 or 6 cucumbers, peel, cut in half then deseed.
in a large pot, add 2 gallons of cold water, and 2 cups pickling lime. Stir until dissolved then cover, set on counter for 24 hours.
Day 2: Rinse pickles thoroughly. then soak in clean water for three hours.
Next in a clean pot add 1 cup vinegar, 1 tsp alum, and 1 bottle of red food coloring. mix well, add drained pickles then add just enough water to cover the pickles. Transfer to the stove, and bring to a very low simmer for 2 hours. drain and let sit.
In another clean pot, mix, 3 cups white vinegar, 3 cups water, 10 cups sugar, cinnamon sticks, 1 tsp salt, and two boxes of red hots candy. cook on stove until candies are melted. Once everything is melted bring to a boil. place pickles in a pot and pour hot syrup over them, Cover and let sit on a counter for 24 hours.
Day 3: drain pickles reserving the syrup. Bring syrup to a boil and boil for 1 minute. pour back over pickles, slam a lid on it and sit for 24 hours.
Day 4: repeat Day 3
Day Five: drain pickles and bring syrup to a boil and boil for one minute.
Pack pickles into sterilized jars then fill with hot syrup. Bring hot water canner to boils and submerge jars, cover and let boil for 10 min low altitude. if you are in higher altitudes add 5 minuets. When time is done, turn off heat and remove lid. Let jars remain submereged for 5 minutes. remove and set on counter, cover with towell for 24 hours. Boom! you are done.