Title: Randy's Grandmother's Crispy Sweet Pickles
Categories: Pickle
Yield: 4 Servings

7	lb	Cucumbers
1	ga	Water
2	lb	Bag Pickling Lime
1	tb	Salt
2	qt	Vinegar
5	lb	Sugar
		Tied in a cloth:
6		Strips Cinnamon Bark (1 1/2" Long)
1	ts	Grated Nutmeg
1	ts	Ground Ginger

Re: lime (Follow Directions for amount to dissolve in 1 gallon water)

Slice Cucumbers 1/4 inch in thickness, place in a porcelain lined or granite vessel. Cover with 1 gallon of water in which lime has been dissolved. Let sit for 24 hours.

Remove cucumbers, rinse well through several cold water baths to remove all lime sediment. Dissolve sugar in vinegar, add cinnamon sticks and cloth pouch of nutmeg and ginger. Bring to boil, add slices of cucumber and boil rapidly about 35 minutes. Discard cloth pouch, fill sterilized jars with pickles and juice, add cinnamon sticks and seal jars.

These are a family favorite. No get-together is complete without them!

I suppose you could add peppers of your choice. I plan to add Calvin's Magic Powder. Peppers alone would probably work - I love pickled okra but haven't tried them crispy style.

From: Randy

[Notes: Randy posted this on the Chile-Heads Mail List. Hence the pepper reference. Calvin's Magic Powder was a secret recipe mixture of ground chile peppers mailed out to select members by another poster, Calvin and is not available in stores- JW]

From: Jim Weller Date: 08-14-98 (23:25) The Neverending Bbs (286) Fido-Natio

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