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Christmas Pickles

Source of Recipe

from what's cookin


List of Ingredients

4 quarts cucumbers
7 c. white sugar
2 c. white vinegar, (1 pint)
1/2 tsp. oil of cinnamon
1/2 tsp. oil of cloves
1 16oz. jar maraschino cherries


Recipe

Pare, seed and cube the cucumbers.
Place in a non porous pot and cover with boiling water.
Cook until nearly tender, then drain.
Use a saucepan to make a syrup with the sugar, vinegar, cinnamon, and cloves.
Bring to boil; then pour over the cucumbers and let stand overnight.
Drain the syrup.
Then reheat the syrup, bringing to a boil and let boil a few seconds.
Pour over the cucumbers again, and then let stand until the next morning.
Bring the syrup and cucumbers to a boil.
Add the juice from the cherries and stir.
Add a cherry or 2 to each jar just before canning. Do not boil, as they will lose their color.
Pack hot, into 6 clean pints.

When canning set jars in hot water to prevent breaking.