koolickles.. kool aid pickles

Directions

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   ["gather ingredients", "open the jar of pickles.. :)", "use a collandar to drain all the pickle juice out of the jar into a large bowl.", "do not!", "get rid of the juice\\brine.. u need that..", "slice each pickle in half lengthwise and put back into the jar.", "mix the sugar and the kool aid in with brine\\pickle juice.", "stir until dissolved.", "pour brine mix back into jar of pickles to the top and make sure all pickles are covered.", "place jar into refridgerator and chill for about a week to a week and a half.", "pickles with now be colored and flavored to whatever you chose.", "enjoy!", "tip: the standard flavors of koolickles are strawberry and cherry.", "but u can pick whatever u like..", "this is an easy and fun recipe for kids.. just make sure u help them in the cutting portion of this recipe...", "As someone has reviewed they said no sugar if u like sour stuff... without the sugar its really really tart.", "The sugar gives it a good balance of sweet and sour.", "If u do like stuff more sour u could cut down the sugar but have u had kool aid without sugar?", "Nasty and bitter.", "koolickles: history: Popular in small, predominantly African-American Mississippi Delta towns, Koolickes are simply dill pickles that have been allowed to soak in a strong mix of Kool-Aid and brine.", "Koolickles combine two flavors well; sour and sweet.", "Their popularity is soaring; the New York Times wrote a great article about these pickles, and they even received a nod from Alton Brown on his show, \"Feasting on Asphalt\"".""]"