Hydrated Lime Pickles

Submitted by carol ann in canada

"This recipe originally was given to me by a friend, Jan Wrong, from Uxbridge,Ontario, in 1971.These pickles are sweet in flavour, not unlike "Bicks".They do need to have the color added."

 

• Ready In: 48hrs 35mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 7 lbs cucumbers, sliced 1/4-inch thick
• 2 cups hydrated pickling lime
• 2 gallons cold water

• Syrup

• 5 lbs sugar
• 3 pints white vinegar
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 1 tablespoon pickling salt
• 1 tablespoon pickling spices

directions

1. Mix pickle ingredients together.
2. Soak for 24 hours.
3. Wash in clean running water (about 10 minutes).
4. Let set in clean ice water for 4 hours.
5. Syrup:Mix ingredients for syrup.
6. Bring to a boil and pour over pickles.
7. Let stand overnight.
8. Next day, bring all to a boil and simmer 30-35 minutes.
9. Add green food color and put in jars and seal.
10. Not required to do the boiling water bath method.