Cucumber Pickles With Lemon

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs cucumbers
• 1 tablespoon pickling salt
• 1 1/3 cups vinegar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup lemon juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons peppercorns
• 1/2 teaspoon whole allspice
• 3 slices fresh lemon
• 3 cloves garlic
• 3 bay leaves

Recipe

• 1 cut a thin slice from the ends of each cucumber and cut into thick slices.
• 2 you should have about 7 cups.
• 3 place in a non reactive container, sprinkle with salt and let stand for 3 hours; drain.
• 4 rinse twice and drain thoroughly.
• 5 combine vinegar, sugar, lemon juice, peppercorns and allspice in a large stainless steel or enamel saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat.
• 6 remove hot jars from canner.
• 7 place 1 slice lemon, 1 garlic clove and 1 bay leaf in each pint jar.
• 8 add cucumbers to boiling liquid and return just to a boil, stirring constantly.
• 9 remove from heat.
• 10 remove cucumbers from liquid with a slotted spoon and pack into jars.
• 11 pour hot liquid over cucumbers to within 1/2 inch of rim (head space).
• 12 process 10 minutes for pint jars and 15 minutes for quart jars.