Christmas Red Pickles

Name: Christmas Red Pickles
Prep time: 15 h 5 min
Cook time: 15 h 5 min
Total time: 15 h 5 min
Yield: 100
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon powdered alum; 4 cinnamon sticks; 3 kilograms cucumbers; 237 milliliters pickling lime (calcium hydroxide); 237 milliliters cinnamon red hot candies; 2 teaspoons red food coloring; 473 milliliters water; 473 milliliters distilled white vinegar; 2 liters white sugar

Christmas Red Pickles is a gluten free, dairy free, and fodmap friendly recipe with 100 servings. One portion of this dish contains about 0g of protein, 0g of fat, and a total of 66 calories. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. A mixture of powdered alum, sugar, cinnamon candies, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. It works well as an inexpensive hor d'oeuvre. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 15 hours and 5 minutes.

Instructions

Peel cucumbers, halve lengthwise, and scrape out the seeds with a spoon.

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Cucumber

Seeds

Cut the cucumber into 1/4 inch half circles, and place into a glass or ceramic crock. Dissolve the pickling lime in about 1 quart of room temperature water, pour over the cucumbers, then add additional water until the cucumbers are covered by 1/2 inch.

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Cucumber

Water

Lime

Let stand at room temperature 24 hours.

Drain the cucumbers and rinse well with cold water.

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Cucumber

Water

Place into a large stockpot, and cover with cold water. Allow to stand for 3 hours, then drain and rinse again.

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Water

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Pot

Return the cucumbers to the pot, add the food coloring, alum, 1 cup vinegar, and enough water to cover by 1/2 inch. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to a simmer, and cook 2 hours. Once the cucumbers have cooked for 2 hours, drain and allow to cool a bit before placing into the glass or ceramic jar.

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Food Color

Cucumber

Vinegar

Water

Alum

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Pot

Stir together sugar, 2 cups vinegar, 2 cups water, cinnamon red hot candies, and cinnamon sticks in a saucepan over medium heat until the sugar and candies dissolve.

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Cinnamon