Cajun Pickles

By LPGerrald

Ingredients

• 1 gallon whole dill pickles, NOT Kosher
• 5-6 cloves garlic
• 5-6 cinnamon sticks
• 6-8 heaping teasoons crushed red pepper
• 4-5 pounds sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Drain pickles, save jar. Cut pickles into 1/2 inch slices.
Put about 1 inch of sugar into jar. Add 1/4 of the pickle slices. Add 1-2 cinnamon sticks, 1-1 1/2 heaping teaspoons red pepper flakes, and 1-2 cloves garlic. Cover completely with sugar. Repeat layering until all pickle slices are in the jar. Put as much of the sugar in the jar as you can. Let set for an hour or two until it settles and the sugar starts to liquify. Screw jar lid on tightly and turn jar upside down. Let set several hours. Continue to turn jar every few hours, until all the sugar has dissolved. This may take a couple of days. Refrigerate before serving.