Lime-Mint Freezer Pickles

Name: Lime-Mint Freezer Pickles
Ingredients: 2 1/2 lbs pickling cucumbers; 3 tablespoons pickling salt; 1/2 cup sliced onion; 1 small red bell pepper, cored,seeded,and cut into 2 &quot,long matchsticks; 1 grated lime, zest of; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1/4 cup minced fresh mint leaves; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1 1/2 cups distilled white vinegar

9 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

2 1/2 lbs pickling cucumbers
3 tablespoons pickling salt
1/2 cup sliced onion
1 small red bell pepper, cored,seeded,and cut into 2 &quot,long matchsticks
1 grated lime, zest of
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup minced fresh mint leaves
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups distilled white vinegar

Directions

1

Gently wash cucumbers and thinly slice, discarding a slice from both ends of each cucumber.
2

You should have about 8 cups.
3

In a large, nonreactive bowl, toss cucumber slices with salt.
4

Let stand two to three hours, drain.
5

In a large nonreactive bowl, stir together remaining ingredients.
6

Pour over cucumbers and stir well.
7

Cover and refrigerate eight to 10 hours.
8

Pack mixture and syrup in freezer bags or rigid containers and freeze.
9

Thaw in refrigerator eight hours before serving.