Nana's Three Day Cheerful Sweet Pickles

Total Time: 73 hrs
Preparation Time: 1 hr
Cook Time: 72 hrs

Ingredients

• 9 cucumbers, yellow


• 1/2 cup salt


• 3 1/2 quarts water


• 1 pint vinegar


• 1 teaspoon whole cloves


• 4 ounces maraschino cherries and juice


• 2 teaspoons red food coloring

Recipe

• 1 peel, seed and cut cucumbers into cubes.


• 2 sprinkle cucumbers with salt and cover with water.


• 3 let stand overnight.


• 4 in the morning heat to boiling and then drain.


• 5 loosely tie spices in cheesecloth and combine with sugar and vinegar. heat to boiling.


• 6 pour over drained cucumbers and let stand overnight.


• 7 the next morning heat to boiling and then simmer until cucumbers are tender - being careful not to overcook.


• 8 add cherries with juice and red food coloring.


• 9 ladle into hot, sterilized jars and seal at once.


• 10 process in boiling water bath (212 degrees) for five minutes.