I made these on 8-1-12
I got the recipe from a Kerr canning booklet.
25-30 small cucumbers
2 cups lime (calcium hydroxide)
2 gallons water
2 quarts vinegar
8 cups sugar
2 teaspoons whole cloves
1 teaspoon salt
Slice cucumbers about 1/8 inch thick. dissolve lime in water and cover cucumber slices. Let stand 24 hours.
Rinse well.
Let stand 3 hours in clear water.
Drain.
Combine: Vinegar, sugar, cloves, and salt and pour over cucumbers.
Let stand overnight.
In the morning; Bring to a boil and boil for 35-40 minutes.
Fill sterilized Kerr jars to within 1/2 inch of top with cucumbers and syrup.
Put on cap, screw band firmly tight.
Process in Boiling Water Bath 5 minutes.
Yield: 10 pints
We haven't even tasted these yet; it was a new recipe that I tried out this year. One lady said these were the best pickles she ever tasted...I"ll take her word for it!
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