Pumpkin Pickles
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
4 pints
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 4 lbs fresh pumpkin, peeled seeded, cut into 1 inch squares
- 4 1⁄2 cups white sugar
- 2 cups vinegar
- 2 cups water
- 1⁄2 thinly sliced lemon
- 1 cinnamon stick, broken up
- 8 whole cloves
- 8 whole allspice
directions
- Place first 4 ingredients into large saucepan.
- Tie lemon, cinnamon stick, cloves and allspice in double layer of cheesecloth. Add to pumpkin mixture.
- Heat and stir until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil. Simmer, uncovered for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally until pumpkin is tender.
- Discard spice bag.
- Pack pumpkin into hot sterilized pint jars to within 1 inch of top. Fill with syrup to within 1/2 inch of top. place sterilized metal lids on jars and screw metal bands on securely. For added assurance against spoilage, you may choose to process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.
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