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Sunday, May 31, 2015

Nana's Three Day Cheerful Sweet Pickles

Total Time: 73 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 72 hrs

Ingredients

  • 9 cucumbers, yellow
  • 1/2 cup salt
  • 3 1/2 quarts water
  • 1 pint vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon whole cloves
  • 4 ounces maraschino cherries and juice
  • 2 teaspoons red food coloring

Recipe

  • 1 peel, seed and cut cucumbers into cubes.
  • 2 sprinkle cucumbers with salt and cover with water.
  • 3 let stand overnight.
  • 4 in the morning heat to boiling and then drain.
  • 5 loosely tie spices in cheesecloth and combine with sugar and vinegar. heat to boiling.
  • 6 pour over drained cucumbers and let stand overnight.
  • 7 the next morning heat to boiling and then simmer until cucumbers are tender - being careful not to overcook.
  • 8 add cherries with juice and red food coloring.
  • 9 ladle into hot, sterilized jars and seal at once.
  • 10 process in boiling water bath (212 degrees) for five minutes.

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