Cucumbers

Sweet Lime Pickles

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Ingredients 7 pounds of large cucumbers 2 cups lime 2 gallons water Solution 2 quarts vinegar 4 1/2 lbs sugar 1 teaspoon celery seed 1 teaspoon whole cloves 1 teaspoon turmeric 1 teaspoon mixed pickling spice 1 1/2 tablespoon salt Directions Slice or cut in chunks large cucumbers, remove seeds and peel. Dissolve lime well … Read more

Cucumber Cinnamon Rings

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From Linda Porter 2 gallons cucumber rings (peel, cut into 1/2 inch slices). Use large cucumbers beginning to yellow. 2 cups lime 1 small bottle red food coloring 8 1/2 quarts water 1 cup vinegar 1 tablespoon alum Syrup 10 cups sugar 1 package red hots (melt better in a small amount of water) 2 … Read more

Frozen Cucumbers

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Frozen cucumbers 7 cups sliced thin (peeled) 1 cup sliced onion Put in bowl. Add 1 tbsp salt and stir well. Let stand 5 hours or overnight. Drain well. DO NOT RINSE. Mix together 2 cups white sugar, 1 cup white vinegar, and 1 tbsp celery seed. Stir until sugar dissolves. Pour over slices. Let … Read more

An Easy Frozen Pickle

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16 cups cucumber thinly sliced 1 cup onion thinly sliced 3 tbsp salt Syrup 2 cups vinegar ½ tsp powdered alum 4 cups sugar 1 tsp mustard seed 1 tsp celery and 1 tsp turmeric Combine cucumbers, onions, and salt. Set aside for 3 hours. Rinse and drain well. Mix together turmeric and alum and … Read more

Minted Fresh Cucumbers

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2 cucumbers, sliced thin 2 T. mint, chopped fine ½ cup white vinegar 1 T. sugar Mix all above together, cover, and let marinate till ready to serve. Garnish with a few mint leaves, if desired.

Frozen Cucumbers

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2 qts. sliced cucumbers1 large onion or more, sliced1 ½ cups sugar2 T. salt½ cups white vinegar Combine cucumbers, onion, and salt. Mix well. Refrigerate in covered container for 24 hours. Drain. Add sugar, and vinegar. Let stand in refrigerator 24 hours again. Put in freezer containers, and freeze.

Sweet Pickles

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Wash small cucumbers and pack in 1 gallon jars. Add: 4 C. vinegar 2 T. pickling spice 2 T. salt 2 t. alum Finish filling with water. Cover, let set for 3 weeks.  Rinse off juice.  Slice and toss with 6 cups sugar.  Will make their own juice.