Lime Pickles

Arwilda kept three different recipes with this title.

Half-ounce green-coloring formulation

Two-sided illustrated card attributed to mom

From mom.

Ingredients

  • 9-11 lbs sliced cucumbers unpeeled!
  • 5 lbs sugar
  • 2 qts vinegar
  • 1/2 oz of Green food Coloring
  • 1/2 oz of mixed spices (1 Tablespoon)

Directions

  1. about 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick
  2. Soak in Mason Lime for 24 hrs
  3. (2 cups lime to 2 gallons cold water)
  4. use large crock and use full amount)
  5. Then soak in clean cold water for 4 hours changing each hour.
  6. make the syrup
  7. Bring to a boil and pour over pickles. let stand over night. Next morning bring Pickles and syrup to a boil and simmer for about 1 hour
  8. Can HOT.

Timing: 24 hrs; 4 hours changing each hour; over night; about 1 hour

Equipment: large crock

Notes

  • Real good

As written

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Edited white-binder sheet

Ingredients

  • 9-11 lbs sliced cucumbers unpeeled, about 1/4 inch thick.
  • Solution--of 2 cups lime to 2 gallon cold water
  • 5 lbs. sugar
  • 2 qts vinegar
  • 1/2 oz mixed spices (1 Tablespoon)
  • 1/2 oz green food coloring

Directions

  1. Soak in Mason's (pickling lime) for 24 hours.
  2. (use large crock and use full amount)
  3. Then soak in clear cold water for 4 hours changing each hour.
  4. Make the syrup
  5. Bring to a boil and pour over pickles. Let stand over night. Next morning bring pickles and syrup to a boil and simmer for about 1 hour. Can hot.

Timing: for 24 hours; for 4 hours changing each hour; over night; for about 1 hour

Temperature: cold water; boil; simmer; Can Hot

Equipment: large crock

Notes

  • Real Good

As written

Real Good

2

Arwilda’s changes

  • Changed “peeled” to “unpeeled”

One-ounce green-coloring formulation

Blue-binder sheet 0039

Ingredients

  • 9-11 lbs. sliced cucumbers unpeeled. 1/4 inch.
  • 2 cups Mason's Lime; 2 gallon cold water
  • 5 lbs sugar
  • 2 qts vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon of mixed pickling spice
  • 1 oz green food coloring

Directions

  1. Soak in Mason's Lime for 24 hours.
  2. Use large crock and full amount.
  3. Then soak in clear cold water for 4 hrs. changing each hour.
  4. Make the syrup.
  5. Bring to a boil and pour over pickles. Let stand overnite.
  6. Next Morning bring pickles and syrup to a boil and simmer for about 1 hour.
  7. Can Hot.

Timing: 24 hours; 4 hrs. changing each hour; overnite; about 1 hour

Temperature: cold water; Bring to a boil; simmer; Can Hot

Equipment: scale; knife and cutting board or slicer; measuring cups and spoon; two-gallon measure; large crock; cooking pot and stirring utensil; canning jars and closures; canning utensils

Blue-binder sheet 0041 with quantity correction

Ingredients

  • 9-11 lbs sliced cucumbers unpeeled.
  • 2 cup lime - 2 gallon coldwater
  • 5-lbs sugar
  • 2 qts vinegar
  • ½ oz. of mixed spices
  • 1/8 green food coloring

Directions

  1. Soak in Mason's Lime for 24 hrs.
  2. use large crock and use full amount
  3. than soak in clear coldwater for 4 hours changing each hour,
  4. Make the syrup.
  5. Bring to a boil and pour on pickles. Let stand over night.
  6. Next morning bring pickles and syrup to a boil and simmer for about 1 hour.
  7. Can Hot.

Timing: 24 hrs.; 4 hours changing each hour,; over night.; about 1 hour.

Equipment: large crock

Arwilda’s changes

  • Changed “2 oz” to “½ oz. of mixed spices”

Ten-minute processing formulation

Mom's recipe with ten-minute process

From Mom's recipe.

Ingredients

  • 9-11 lbs sliced cucumbers, unpeeled about 1/4 inch thick
  • 2 cups lime to 2 gallons of cold water
  • 5 lbs Sugar
  • 2 qts vinegar
  • 1 oz of green food coloring
  • 1/2 oz of mixed spice (1 Tablespoon)

Directions

  1. Soak in Mason Lime for 24 hrs.
  2. use large crock and use full amount, then soak in clear cold water for 4 hours, changing each hour
  3. Make the syrup.
  4. Bring to a boil and pour over pickles, let stand over nite.
  5. Next morning bring pickles and syrup to a boil and simmer for about 1 hour.
  6. Can Hot and process for 10 min.

Timing: 24 hrs.; 4 hours; over nite.; about 1 hour; 10 min.

Temperature: cold water; can hot

Equipment: deep or large crock, boiling vessel, and canning equipment

As written

Mom's recipe

Deep crock

Arwilda’s changes

  • Added “unpeeled”

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Green food coloring

Two-sided illustrated card attributed to mom
1/2 oz of Green food Coloring
Blue-binder sheet 0039
1 oz green food coloring
Mom's recipe with ten-minute process
1 oz of green food coloring

Final canning process

Two-sided illustrated card attributed to mom
Can HOT.
Blue-binder sheet 0039
Can Hot.
Mom's recipe with ten-minute process
Can Hot and process for 10 min.

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