Festive Pickles
Free Pickle Recipe - Festive Pickles
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FESTIVE PICKLES
1 (1 qt.) jar dill pickles (about 12)
1 small jar maraschino cherries
2 C. granulated sugar
1/2 C. white vinegar
1/4 C. water
1 stick cinnamon, crushed
1 tsp. whole cloves
1 tsp. mixed pickling spices
2 bay leaves
Drain pickles and cherries, cut pickles crosswise into 1-inch thin
slices. Using a corer, remove center from each piece of pickle. Insert a
cherry into each. Put pickle chunks into a shallow dish.
Set aside.
Mix remaining ingredients together in a saucepan. Bring to boiling; simmer 5
minutes. Pour the spice mixture through a sieve over the pickles. Cover and
set in refrigerator for 1 week before serving. Makes 1 quart of pickles.
