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Terri Ramsey Beavers 34 Comments on Cucumber Crisp Sweet Pickles Recipe Canning and Preserves
This is an old recipe that I wanted to get up on my site so I can save it. I try to post several recipes each weekend for those of you who like to try your hand in the kitchen. I’m anything but an expert but I do like to share recipes that turn out perfectly.
I do a lot of canning and preserving in the summer months and although I don’t plan to plant cucumbers this year, I’ll be able to stock up on them at the Farmer’s Market so I can make my yearly pickles.
Big huge thanks to Cathy A. Beavers, of Beavers Bros. Farm, for her instructions, the recipe, and for finding pickling lime which we spent hours traveling trying to find ourselves, with no luck.
So…
The recipe:
Cucumber Crisp Sweet Pickles
- 7 pounds sliced cucumbers
- 2 gallons water
- 2 cups pickling lime
- 9 cups sugar
- 2 quarts vinegar
- 3 T pickling spice
- Dissolve lime in water and put it in cucumbers.
- Let stand in lime 24 hours. Stir occasionally.
- Take cucumbers out and soak in clear water for 4 hours, changing the water every hour.
- Bring sugar, vinegar, and spices to boil. Take cucumbers out of the water and pour vinegar, sugar, and spice mixture over cucumbers.
- Let stand overnight.
- *I did not have any cheesecloth to put the spices in so I improvised.
- Next morning let cook for 1 hour.
- Add pickles to the readied canning jars.
- Seal while hot.
- When I empty the lime water, I start a new batch. Because why stop at 1?
What is your favorite pickle type? Bread & butter pickles, sweet pickles, or baby dills?
There you have it. If you have the time, this is an easy recipe to learn to start making your own pickles.
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Terri Ramsey Beavers
September 9, 2022 at 8:16 pm
You’re very welcome Yvonne McDonald. I’m going to be making some this year but my cucumbers are a little to slow to grow for some reason so I’ll be buying some at the Farmers Market. Bummer.
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July 13, 2022 at 2:44 pm
I love these pickles too, I was so overjoyed to see this recipe on Pinterest thank you so much. I was looking for my Mothers recipe and could not locate in and there this one was waiting for me. The universe delivered again.
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Becki
May 27, 2022 at 2:20 am
These are my favorites ! My mother made them all the time when I was growing up. I used to love these with peanut butter on bread. ( Strange maybe but SO GOOD) Also these make the perfect addition to salads such as potato salad, tuna or egg salad!!
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Terri Beavers
June 30, 2015 at 6:43 pm
Thanks so much Cathy.
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What a great recipe! I’ve always wanted to make my own pickles, but never made the time to try…..maybe this summer!
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April 6, 2015 at 10:31 am
I LOVE sweet pickles! I will definitely have to try to make my own at home. Thanks for the tutorial!!
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April 4, 2015 at 2:21 pm
Pickles and Cucumber are my most favorite. But I never tried cucumber as a pickle before. I really love this recipe & like the way you have posted it with step by step guidance. Thanks a lot for sharing it.
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April 4, 2015 at 10:21 am
Sounds yummy! I’ve never made my own pickles before but I love to eat them! I’ll have to give this recipe a go.
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April 3, 2015 at 11:11 pm
Oh yum! I have always wanted to do this. My kids are HUGE pickle fanatics so I’m sure they’d love it if I were to do something like this!
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April 3, 2015 at 7:42 pm
Unfortunately, I don’t like pickles. But I bet for those that like pickles that this would be yummy.
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April 3, 2015 at 7:29 pm
homemade pickles are the best! These look great
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April 3, 2015 at 6:45 pm
Can’t wait to try this. My hubby adores pickles and I want to learn to make them.
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April 3, 2015 at 5:03 pm
My favorite are dill pickles for sure, but those do look amazing! 😀
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April 3, 2015 at 4:31 pm
We love pickles in our home. I bet this would be a hit!
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March 24, 2015 at 11:12 pm
I like cucumber pickle with my sandwich. This looks really good! but looks like you guys made quite a bit though 🙂
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March 24, 2015 at 1:35 pm
I don’t like pickles, but I’d still try these sweet ones.
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March 24, 2015 at 12:24 pm
I’m definitely a bread and butter pickle lover! We always have jars of various kinds of pickles in our frig.
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March 24, 2015 at 12:22 pm
Yum! I love pickles and have always wanted to make my own! Thank you for the recipe and guide!
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March 24, 2015 at 6:02 am
I’ve tried the cucumber pickle before. It’s really tasty.
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March 24, 2015 at 1:51 am
I’ve always wanted to know how to do this. This looks easy enough and so yummy!
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March 24, 2015 at 1:39 am
I love pickled cucumbers but i honestly never thought about making my own from scratch, thanks for the recipe might try it out
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March 24, 2015 at 12:10 am
I have never pickled before! These sound so easy to make and like they would be delicious!
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Crystal From Tidbits of Experience
March 23, 2015 at 7:11 pm
I am not a pickle lover, but my son is. I’m sure he’d love to give this recipe a try. Thank you for sharing it with us.
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March 23, 2015 at 3:49 pm
I’d love to try doing this sometime. I always thought pickling would be a laborious process, but I could definitely do it myself!
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March 23, 2015 at 9:10 am
I’ve never pickled anything before. This looks easy enough..I might give it a shot!
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Terri Beavers
March 23, 2015 at 9:07 am
My sister makes pickled okra and green tomatoes but I just don’t like them. Pickles for me please.
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Terri Beavers
March 23, 2015 at 9:07 am
Ha ha ha, I giggled at that and just spewed my coffee everywhere. I don’t think my BB has realized that yet and I’m not telling her lol. She doesn’t like cucumbers… hee hee.
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March 23, 2015 at 2:45 am
Man I seriously had no idea how these were made! This may sound naive of me, but I also only recently found out that pickles were made from cucumbers !!!!!
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March 23, 2015 at 2:18 am
OH MY GOSH! I love pickled cucumbers!! And even better when they are sweet!! Gosh, my mouth is watering now!
xo,
Sandy
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March 23, 2015 at 1:28 am
I’ve never pickled anything in my life, but I like eating them. I love the smaller cucumber, gherkins. They’re not so popular here, but pickled eggs are, which people sometimes put on rice porridge but usually just boiled eggs.
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March 23, 2015 at 1:25 am
That looks lovely! I love some crisp pickled cucumbers. I usually prefer dill, but these also look fabulous! Yum…
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March 23, 2015 at 1:08 am
Those pickles look so good. My favorite are dill pickles.
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Rosey
March 23, 2015 at 12:53 am
I Tweeted that one. Seriously, yum! I do love me some pickles!
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March 23, 2015 at 12:38 am
Those Cucumber Crisp Sweet Pickles look seriously good! I also love canning and preserving food for later. I’m so happy it’s finally spring because that means I can start going to my favorite weekly farmer’s market again soon <3
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