Sweet pumpkin pickles
Sweet pumpkin pickles recipe in the canning category
Recipe ingredients:
- 6 cups prepared pumpkin
- 2 cups white vinegar
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large cinnamon sticks
Recipe method:
- Prepare pumpkin by peeling, cubing and discarding seeds and inner pulp.
- Place pumpkin cubes in colander and set over boiling water.
- Make sure water does not touch pumpkin.
- Cover and steam until just tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain.
- Simmer vinegar, sugar and cinnamon for 15 minutes.
- Add pumpkin and simmer 3 minutes. Set aside for 24 hours.
- Heat and simmer 5 minutes more. Remove cinnamon sticks.
- Pack boiling hot in hot canning jars, leaving 1/2 inch headroom.
- Adjust lids and process in hot water bath for 10 minutes.
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