Grandma LaVonne's Christmas Pickles

Name: Grandma LaVonne's Christmas Pickles
Prep time: 192 h
Total time: 192 h
Yield: 8-10 jars
Ingredients: 14 -16 medium sized cucumbers; water; 1 1/2 teaspoons alum; 1 quart vinegar; 8 cups sugar; 2 tablespoons pickling spices; food coloring, green; food coloring, red; 2 sticks cinnamon (for red pickles only)

Submitted by Backwoods Foodie

"This is a wonderful recipe that was passed down from my grandma to my mom and now to me. There is a lot of work involved, but they are SO worth it!! These are sweet and crunchy...many good memories every time I bite into one. I have never had a pickle anywhere, store bought or homemade, that even comes close."

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Ready In:: 192hrs
Ingredients:: 9
Yields:: 8-10 jars

ingredients

14 -16 medium sized cucumbers
water
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons alum
1 quart vinegar
8 cups sugar
2 tablespoons pickling spices
food coloring, green
food coloring, red
2 sticks cinnamon (for red pickles only)

directions

Day 1: Wash cucumbers and place in a crock.
Cover with boiling water 2 times a day for 2 days.
Day 3: Rinse in warm water. Cut into 1/2 inch chunks and cover with boiling water. Add alum.
Day 4: Drain, rinse and cover with boiling syrup: Vinegar, sugar, spices food coloring (If using red, add cinnamon sticks).
Cover with this syrup for four days. Reboil two times a day.
Day 8: Pack chunks into canning jars, cover with boiling syrup and seal. Pickles are ready to eat now. Extra syrup may be saved and added to another batch.