These are near irresistible in my book!!! A client gave these to me as a gift and try as I might to save some for my boyfriend, I kept going back into the jar for "just one more" 'til they were all gone. Oops!!! Well, I just made two whole more batches to give as gifts and you bet I'm keeping a few jars for myself!
There is an error in this recipe. After rinsing the lime away and soaking the cucs in ice water, it says drain the water from the cucumbers and put them in a large pot. In the next step, it says to mix alum with 1/2 cup vinegar and pour this over the cucumbers in the pot, then cover the pot and bring the water to a boil. BUT THERE'S NO WATER IN THE POT!!!! I had a recipe for this 30 years ago, but my ex snagged all my recipe book collection in the divorce. Saw this and am in the middle of making it...but?? I'm going to add enough water to cover them, but it will probably take 3 gallons of water so I'm unsure if I should add more alum or not. I soaked these in a measured food safe plastic restaurant container, and cut into rings the cucs took up 12 quarts of space.
The instructions weren’t clear about the amount of water to add during the day two, three, and four boiling steps. I ended up added water to the syrup due to not having enough liquid to cover the cucumbers. Other than that it’s a great receipt and the cucumbers taste amazing.
I doubt I will make them again!
Delicious! The spears were new for me this year; much easier than the rings but found that my "go-to" pot may not have had a big enough base for the spears (I normally do the rings).
These are amazing. My Nanny has been making these for years. I had misplaced my recipe. I'm so happy that I found it on here. They take a long time to make but well worth it for sure!
This recipe tells you to drain the lime and then soak the cucumbers in water for three hours. But it is recommended by the National Canning and Perserving Organizqtion that you change the water every hour. Not eliminating the lime properly can lead to botchlism. Also another reviewer had mentioned this for one of the steps it says to boil water but never tells you to add water. But it also forgets to tell you to add the 11/4 C of water to the syrup mixture. After pouring the syrup over my cucumbers it does not seem to be enough to cover them nor will it be enough to pack 6 jars. Should have spent more time searching the recipe. Now I've invested two days in this recipe and there is no turning back now but who knows if they will turn out.
The recipe is not complete. In step 4, it says to boil water but there is no water in the pot at this point. I guess I'll cover the cucumbers with water per another reviewer and hope it comes out okay. Please correct the recipe on your site!
