Candied Pickle Sticks

Title:
Candied Pickle Sticks

Yield:
8 Servings

Categories:
Christmas,
Gifts,
Vegetables,
Pickles




Ingredients:





     1 qt Pickles; Sour Or Dill; Drain


     3 c  Sugar


   1/4 c  Pickled Sweet Cherry Peppers


     2 ts Onion; Instant, Minced


     1 ts Celery Seed


     1 ts Mustard Seed


   1/2 ts Dried Hot Peppers; Crushed






 NOTE:  The pickled sweet cherry peppers should be


 coarsely chopped.


 


 Remove the tips from the pickles.  Cut the pickles


 into medium sticks, drain.  Mix the pickles and the


 remaining ingredients in a glass bowl and cover.


 Refrigerate for at least 12 hours.  Stir the pickle


 mixture until all the sugar is dissolved.  Pack the


 pickles in small jars and add the syrup to cover them.


 Cover and refrigerate for at least 24 hours before


 using but no longer than 2 weeks.


 


 Makes 1 quart of candied pickle sticks.


 


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