Pickled Pumpkin

Name: Pickled Pumpkin
Ingredients: 2 cinnamon sticks, 3 inches each,scrape them up a bit; 2 pieces of peeled ginger, cut 1/2 inch or 14 cup chopped crystallized ginger; 1 tablespoon whole allspice; 2 teaspoons whole cloves; 6 lbs pumpkin, peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks; 5 cups sugar; 1 quart cider or 1 quart white vinegar; 3 cups water; 1 (6 ounce) can orange juice concentrate, thawed

9 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

2 cinnamon sticks, 3 inches each,scrape them up a bit
2 pieces of peeled ginger, cut 1/2 inch or 14 cup chopped crystallized ginger
1 tablespoon whole allspice
2 teaspoons whole cloves
6 lbs pumpkin, peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks
5 cups sugar
1 quart cider or 1 quart white vinegar
3 cups water
1 (6 ounce) can orange juice concentrate, thawed

Directions

1

Tie together spice bag.
2

In a large stainless or enamel pot combine sugar, vinegr, water and spicebag.
3

Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly until sugar is completely dissolved.
4

Stir in Pumpkin and orange juice concentrate.
5

Return to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 25 minutes, or until just tender.
6

Spoon pumpkin into clean hot pint jars.
7

Ladle syrup into pumpkin filled jars leaving 1/2 inch head space.
8

Process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes at altitudes up to 1000 feet.
9

Adjust canning time for higher altitudes.