Cucumber Chips
Ingredients
24 small cucumbers/ sliced, 1/4 thick
1 about 4-5 inches
1/2 cup pickling salt
3 cup vinegar (5% acidity)
1 qt water
1 tbsp ground turmeric
1 qt vinegar (5% acidity)
1 cup water
2 cup sugar
2 cinnamon sticks (3-inch)
1 pinch fresh gingerroot (1-inch)
1 tbsp mustard seeds
1 tsp whole cloves
2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
Preparation
large bowl; sprinkle with salt. Cover and let stand 3 hours. Drain
well. Combine 3 cups vinegar, 1 quart water, and turmeric in a large
Dutch oven; bring to a boil, and pour over cucumbers. Cover and let
stand until cooled to room temperature. Drain and rinse cucumbers.
Drain again. Combine 1 quart vinegar, 1 cup water, and 2 cups sugar
in a Dutch oven. Tie spices in a cheesecloth bag, and add to vinegar
mixture. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 15
minutes. Pour mixture over cucumbers. Let stand at least 12 hours in
a cool place.
Drain syrup from cucumbers into a Dutch oven. Add brown sugar, and
bring to a boil. Pack cucumbers into hot sterilized jars, leaving
1/4-inch headspace. Pour boiling syrup over cucumbers, leaving
1/4-inch headspace. Remove air bubbles; wipe jar rims. Cover at once
with metal lids, and screw on bands. Process in boiling-water bath
10 minutes. Yield: 4 pints.
Preparation Time: South
Servings: 32
|
Our Ethnic Recipes section offers meals from the following ethnic cuisines: