MiMi's Pickles

This recipe is so good.  These pickles are so good.

I like recipes with a story.  This recipe came from my mother-in-law who got this from her Mimi.  The original recipe was made from a 5 gallon tub of pickles.  Don't you worry - it has been scaled down for you :)

Here's what you need:

32oz jar of hamburger sliced dill pickles
2 cups of sugar
6-7 heaping tsp of minced garlic
2 Tbs of Tabasco sauce

I bought a 62oz jar of pickles at Walmart and decided to make 2 jars using two of my quart canning jars.  Just follow the same recipe for a single jar.

Step 1: Drain Pickles

Drain your pickles in a strainer for at least an hour.  Do not throw away the jar.

Step 2: Mix Pickles

In your original jar, put in garlic and Tabasco sauce.  Place a layer of pickles on top of the sauce mixture.  Then add 1/2 cup of sugar.  Cover and shake.  When the volume goes back down, add more pickles, top with 1/2 cup of sugar, cover and shake.  Repeat this until all the sugar and all the pickles are added.

Tabasco sauce & garlic

One layer down.

Shake vigorously until all ingredients are mixed together well.

Step 3: Rotate Pickles

For the next 5 days, turn pickles 180 degrees each day.  I like to place the jar in a bowl so when the jar is upside down just in case it leaks.  At the end of day 5 refrigerate!  That's it!

These are really good - sweet and spicy.  Thank you Mimi for passing on such a great recipe!