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Eight-Day Icicle Pickles

Eight-Day Icicle Pickles

Cost $15, save $10

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  • 11,520 Min
  • 128 Servings
  • $15

INGREDIENTS

  • Cucumbers and Brine

    • 🥒 10 pounds cucumbers with peel - ends trimmed, halved, seeded, and cut into chunks
    • 2 cups pickling salt
    • 💧 16 cups water

  • Alum Mixture

    • 1 ½ teaspoons alum
    • 💧 16 cups water

  • Syrup

    • 🍚 12 cups white sugar
    • 2 tablespoons pickling spice
    • 🍶 6 cups white vinegar
    • 1 tablespoon green food coloring
    • 💧 16 cups water

  • Canning

    • 8 1-quart canning jars with lids and rings

STEPS

1

Day 1: Place the cucumbers into a large jar or crock. Boil the pickling salt and 16 cups of water, then pour over the cucumbers.

2

Days 2 and 3: Stir the pickles and brine once each day, keeping the jar covered.

3

Day 4: Pour off the brine, boil another 16 cups of water, and pour over pickles. Cover.

4

Day 5: Pour off water, boil alum with 16 cups of water, dissolve, and pour over pickles. Cover.

5

Day 6: Boil sugar, pickling spice, vinegar, food coloring, and 16 cups of water together. Pour off alum water, discard, then pour boiling sugar syrup over pickles. Cover.

6

Day 7: Pour off and retain syrup, reboil the syrup, and pour back over pickles. Cover.

7

Day 8: Pour off and reboil syrup. Sterilize jars and lids. Pack pickles into jars, fill with syrup, remove air bubbles, seal jars, and process in boiling water bath for 15 minutes.

8

Cool jars and store in a cool, dark place once sealed.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

78

Calories

  • 0
    Protein
  • 20
    Carbs
  • 0
    Fats

💡 Use fresh cucumbers for the best texture and flavor.Ensure jars and lids are properly sterilized to prevent contamination.The green food coloring is optional if you prefer a natural look for the pickles.Make sure to process jars in boiling water to create a proper seal.