Big Grams Sweet Pickles

Big Grams Sweet Pickles
US$8.00

Ingredients/You Will Need

  • 7 lbs of pickling cucumbers (about 40- 3 to 4-inches)

  • 1 cup Mrs. Wages® Pickling Lime

  • 2 gallons water

  • 8 cups Mrs. Wages® White Distilled Vinegar (5% acidity)

  • 8 cups sugar

  • 1 Tbsp Mrs. Wages® Pickling & Canning Salt

  • 1 Tbsp Mrs. Wages® Mixed Pickling Spice

Cooking Instructions

  • PREPARE & PROCESS home canning jars and lids according to manufacturer's instructions for sterilized jars. Keep jars hot.

  • WASH cucumbers and drain. Cut 1/16-inch slice off blossom end and discard. Cut cucumbers into crosswise slices. WHOLE CUCUMBERS ARE NOT RECOMMENDED.

  • MIX Mrs. Wages® Pickling Lime and water in a large non-reactive food grade container. Do not use aluminum. Cover and soak cucumbers for 12 to 24 hours in lime water, stirring occasionally. Rinse thoroughly 3 times in cool water. Cover and soak 3 more hours in ice water in refrigerator.

     

  • COMBINE Mrs. Wages® White Distilled Vinegar, sugar and Mrs. Wages® Pickling & Canning Salt in a large non-reactive food grade container. Do not use aluminum. Stir until dissolved. Remove cucumbers from final ice water soak. Drain slices, and place into a large non-reactive food grade container. Pour vinegar mixture over top. Cover and soak for 5 to 6 hours or overnight in refrigerator.

     

  • DRAIN vinegar mixture into a large non-reactive saucepan. Do not use aluminum. Add Mrs. Wages® Mixed Pickling Spice.