This recipe can currently be found on the packages of Mrs. Wages Pickling Lime. Highly recommended!
Ingredients:
- 7 lbs Cucumbers
- 1 cup Mrs. Wages Pickling Lime
- 2 gals Water
- 8 cups Vinegar
- 8 cups Sugar
- 1 T Canning & Pickling Salt
- 1 T Pickling Spices
Directions:
Step 1:
- Wash the cucumbers thoroughly, remove the ends, and cut them into ⅛” to ¼” slices.
- Make a mixture of the pickling lime and water; add the cucumbers to the lime mixture and allow them to soak for 12 to 24 hours.
Step 2:
- Drain the cucumbers and rinse them 3 times in cool water.
- Pour the cucumbers into lidded containers and cover them with ice water.
- Place the covered containers in the refrigerator for 3 hours.
Step 3:
- Drain the cucumbers.
- Combine the vinegar, sugar, & salt in a large non-reactive container, stirring until completely dissolved.
- Pour the vinegar solution over the drained cucumbers and return them to the refrigerator in the covered containers for 5-6 hours or overnight.
Step 4:
- Drain the vinegar solution into a large pot or Dutch oven and add the pickling spices.
- Bring the mixture to a boil over high heat, reduce the heat, and simmer for 35 minutes.
- Pack the cucumbers into sterilized jars, fill the jars with the hot liquid leaving a ½-inch headspace.
- Add the hot lids and rings.
- Place the jars into a boiling water bath and process pints for 10 minutes or quarts for 15 minutes.
- Remove the jars from the boiling water bath pot to a prepared area and allow them to sit undisturbed for 24 hours.
Step 5:
- After the 24-hour period, check the jars to be sure the lids have sealed.
- Wash the jars in warm, soapy water, rinse them well, and dry.
- Label the jars with the contents and the date and store properly.
Yield: 6 quarts or 12 pints
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