Lime-Mint Freezer Pickles

Recipe Ingredients

2 1/2 lbs	1135g / 40oz	Pickling cucumbers
3 tablespoons	45ml	Pickling salt
1/2 cup	31g / 1.1oz	Sliced onion
1 cup	237ml	Red bell pepper - cored, seeded, (small)
		And cut into 2" long matchsticks
		Grated zest of 1 lime
2		Garlic cloves - minced
1/4 cup	23g / 0.8oz	Minced fresh mint leaves
1 1/2 cups	297g / 10oz	Sugar
1 1/2 cups	355ml	Distilled white vinegar

Recipe Instructions

Gently wash cucumbers and thinly slice, discarding a slice from both ends of each cucumber. You should have about 8 cups. In a large, nonreactive bowl, toss cucumber slices with salt. Let stand two to three hours. Drain.

In a large nonreactive bowl, stir together remaining ingredients. Pour over cucumbers and stir well. Cover and refrigerate eight to 10 hours.

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

Presentation: Thaw in refrigerator eight hours before serving.

This recipe yields 4 pints.

Source:
Lynn Thomas on the Food Forum BB at http://food.bb.prodigy.net/

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