Prep Time: 1 hrs 30 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs
Yield: 8Pints
About This Recipe
“This is my mother’s recipe with a few adaptations by me. They are wonderful crisp white, sweet pickles that go well with anythingYou nearly always see this pickle on Danish open faced liver pate sandwiches.If you cut them in spears they pack really well in the jars. It is more traditional to cut them across in 1/2″ slices..”
Ingredients
7largecucumbers( cukes must be very large but not soft or yellow)
6cupssugar
6 1/2 cupspickling vinegar
3/4 cupwater
Divide into each of the 8 jars before packing
8hot pepper, 1 each(optional)
8teaspoonsmustard seeds, 1 tsp each
8smallbay leaves, 1 each
4teaspoonsdill seeds, 1/2 tsp each
80whole white peppercorns, 10 each
Directions
Sterilize 8 pint jars.
Make syrup by, putting the sugar, vinegar and water in a large pot, stirring until the sugar dissolves, and bring to a boil, when you fill jarshave it at a full boil.
Peel the cucumbers, cut in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds.
Cut cucumbers into1/2 ” spears that are about 3/4 ” shorter than the pint jar, thus allowing some headroom. As you are cutting up the cukes put the prepared ones in ice-water until you put them into the jars Pack jars tightly with the spears standing upright( spears go on top of the spices already in the jar).
Fill jars with boiling vinegar/syrup , make sure the jar’s edges are clean with no vinegar/syrup on them.Place a lid on and screw on the ring.
Check that they have popped.
Leave for at least 2 weeks & enjoy.
Reviews
“These are great pickles with a very nice bite!! I did not make them but was given a bottle by my friend.Delicious!! and enjoyed by all at Easter weekend, I put them out with some appetizers and they were gone in less than 10 minutes. Thanks Bergy for a real treat!!These pickles really are outstanding!! Very very crisp, thanks Bergy!!”
“These were easy to make! I had several cucumbers and was looking for recipes to try, glad I found this one. I didn’t have a hot pepper for each jar, so I used red pepper flakes. Sweet AND hot. I’ll be making these again next year.”