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| Lime-Mint Freezer Pickles
2 1/2 pounds of pickling cucumbers
3 tablespoons of pickling salt
1/2 cup of sliced onion
1 small red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and cut into 2" long matchsticks
Grated zest of 1 lime
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup of minced fresh mint leaves
1 1/2 cups of sugar
1 1/2 cups of distilled white vinegar
Gently wash cucumbers and thinly slice, discarding a slice from both ends of each cucumber. You should have about 8 cups. In a large, nonreactive bowl, toss cucumber slices with salt. Let stand two to three hours. Drain.
In a large nonreactive bowl, stir together remaining ingredients. Pour over cucumbers and stir well. Cover and refrigerate eight to 10 hours.
Pack mixture and syrup in freezer bags or rigid containers and freeze.
Presentation: Thaw in refrigerator eight hours before serving.
This recipe yields 4 pints.
Source:
"Lynn Thomas on the Food Forum BB at http://food.bb.prodigy.net/"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"07-14-2001 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Yield:
"4 pints"
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