Nanas Three Day Cheerful Sweet Pickles Recipes

3 DAY SWEET PICKLES

Steps:

• Day 1-3 - Soak pickles in water and salt for 3 days.
• Day 3 - Drain and rinse pickles. Mix 2 cups of vinegar to 1 cup water. Pour over pickles. Bring to boil. Put in jars.
• Mix 3 cups of sugar, 2 cups of vinegar and ½ tsp allspice. Heat. Pour over top of pickles and add a pinch of alum to each jar. Seal.

NANA'S THREE DAY CHEERFUL SWEET PICKLES

Steps:

• Peel, seed and cut cucumbers into cubes.
• Sprinkle cucumbers with salt and cover with water.
• Let stand overnight.
• In the morning heat to boiling and then drain.
• Loosely tie spices in cheesecloth and combine with sugar and vinegar. Heat to boiling.
• Pour over drained cucumbers and let stand overnight.
• The next morning heat to boiling and then simmer until cucumbers are tender - being careful not to overcook.
• Add cherries with juice and red food coloring.
• Ladle into hot, sterilized jars and seal at once.
• Process in boiling water bath (212 degrees) for five minutes.

BEST EVER SWEET PICKLES

Steps:

• In a large nonreactive bowl, combine cucumbers, onion and salt. Cover with crushed ice and mix well. Let stand 3 hours. Drain; rinse and drain thoroughly., In a Dutch oven, combine sugar, water, vinegars, mustard seed, celery seed and peppercorns. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add cucumber mixture; return to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 4-5 minutes or until heated through., Carefully ladle hot mixture into 4 hot wide-mouth 1-pint jars, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. Add 3 garlic cloves and 1 bay leaf to each jar. Remove air bubbles and, if necessary, adjust headspace by adding hot pickling liquid. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight. , Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool.