Sweet Pickle Sticks Recipes

Steps:

• In a large nonreactive bowl, combine cucumbers, onion and salt. Cover with crushed ice and mix well. Let stand 3 hours. Drain; rinse and drain thoroughly., In a Dutch oven, combine sugar, water, vinegars, mustard seed, celery seed and peppercorns. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add cucumber mixture; return to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 4-5 minutes or until heated through., Carefully ladle hot mixture into 4 hot wide-mouth 1-pint jars, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. Add 3 garlic cloves and 1 bay leaf to each jar. Remove air bubbles and, if necessary, adjust headspace by adding hot pickling liquid. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight. , Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

Steps:

• Remove and reserve half the pickles from their container. Pour approximately 1/2 the sugar over the pickles. Pour in 1 tablespoon pickling spice and 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon. Repeat with remaining pickles, sugar, pickling spice and cinnamon.
• Seal the jar and refrigerate. Turn approximately every six hours for 24 hours to help dissolve the sugar. Serve when the sugar has dissolved.

Steps:

• Use 6-8 medium cucumbers. Cut into sticks. Pour boiling water over them and let stand 5 hours. Drain and pack into jars.
• Boil solution for 5 minutes Pour over cucumbers in the jars. Put on top and screw band tight. Process in boiling water 5 minutes.

Steps:

• Wash and cut the cucumbers in sticks.
• Pour boiling water over the cucumber sticks and let stand for 4 hours.
• Drain and pack into 6 quart jars.
• Put all other ingredients in large pot.
• Boil this for 6 minutes.
• Pour hot liquid over the cucumbers, and seal firmly.
• Process in boiling water bath for 5 minutes.