Cinnamon Apple Ring Pickles from Scratch
- Ready In:
- 99hrs
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
-
2 Gallons
ingredients
- 2 gallons cucumbers, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch rings
- 2 cups pickling lime
- 8 1⁄2 quarts water
- 1 cup vinegar
- 1 ounce red food coloring
- 1 tablespoon alum
- 3 1⁄2 cups water
- 3 1⁄2 cups vinegar
- 11 cups sugar, divided
- 12 ounces red-hot candies
- 8 cinnamon sticks
directions
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Day 1:
- Combine cucumbers, pickling lime, and 8 1/2 quarts of water in a large, non-aluminium pot. Let soak for 24 hours.
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Day 2:
- Remove pickles from lime water. Rinse 3-4 times until water runs clear. Put pickles in ice water and soak 3 hours. Drain. Combine vinegar, food coloring, and alum and simmer in a large pot. Add pickles and enough water to cover. Simmer for 2 hours. Do not boil. Drain pickles and discard mixture. Combine remaining ingredients less one cup sugar and bring to a boil. Pour over pickles. Let stand 24 hours.
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Day 3:
- Drain mixture, but do not discard. Add remaining cup of sugar and bring to a boil. Pout over pickles. Let stand 24 hours.
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Day 4:
- Drain mixture, but do not discard. Bring to a boil. Pack pickles in jars. Pour mixture over pickles and seal jars.
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