Nanas Three Day Cheerful Sweet Pickles Recipes

Steps:

• In a large glass or stainless steel bowl, toss vegetables with 2 tablespoons salt. Cover with crushed ice and mix well. Refrigerate, covered, 8 hours. Drain and rinse; drain well. Return to bowl., In a saucepan, combine sugar, vinegar, celery seed and remaining salt. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 1 minute. Pour over cucumber mixture; stir to combine., Transfer to freezer containers or canning jars, leaving 1-in. headspace; cool completely. Freeze, covered, up to 6 weeks., Thaw in refrigerator before serving. Store thawed pickles in the refrigerator up to 2 weeks.

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.

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.

Steps:

• Combine the sugar, vinegar and water in a large pot, and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes. Press one or two cloves into each peach, and place into the boiling syrup. Boil for 20 minutes, or until peaches are tender.
• Spoon peaches into sterile jars and top with liquid to 1/2 inch from the rim. Put one cinnamon stick into each jar. Wipe the rims with a clean dry cloth, and seal with lids and rings. Process in a hot water bath for 10 minutes to seal, or consult times recommended by your local extension.