To: bentfeather
When are you posting another love theme thread?? We are really overdue.. Soon, very soon...sigh.. :)
356 posted on
08/29/2003 10:41:00 AM PDT by
carlo3b
(http://www.CookingWithCarlo.com)
To: carlo3b
Oh that is great news. Sigh....
To: Coleus
RED HOT CUCUMBER RINGSDo your own thing.. be like a squirrel, store'em up for the winter.. ;)
- 1 gallon large cucumbers, sliced 1/4-inch thick and seeded to form rings
- 1 cup lime
- Water to cover
- 1 teaspoon red food coloring
- 1 teaspoon alum
- 1 cup white vinegar
- Red hot sauce: I use Tabasco.. it's your call as to how much! (Get brave.. LOL)
- 2 cups vinegar
- 2 cups water
- 7 cups sugar
- 1 cup Red Hot candies
- 4 sticks cinnamon
1) Add lime to sliced cucumbers with water to cover. Let stand 24 hours. Rinse cucumbers and let stand 3 hours in cold water to cover with ice added. Drain.2) Place cucumber rings in a large pot. Add 1 teaspoon red food coloring, 1 teaspoon alum, 1 cup vinegar and enough water to cover the cucumbers; stir gently to distribute coloring evenly. Bring to a simmer; DO NOT BOIL. Simmer 2 hours.3) While cucumbers simmer, make Red Hot syrup by mixing 2 cups vinegar, water, sugar, Red Hots and cinnamon sticks. Heat until candy dissolves. Drain cucumbers, pour syrup over pickles and let stand overnight.4) Next morning, heat cucumbers and syrup to a simmer then pack into hot, sterile jars, leaving 1/4 inch head space in each jar. Remove air bubbles. Adjust 2-piece caps.
Process 15 minutes in a boiling water canner.
358 posted on
08/29/2003 9:01:58 PM PDT by
carlo3b
(http://www.CookingWithCarlo.com)
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