Brother's Fire & Ice Pickles

Brother's Fire & Ice Pickles

Thanksgiving Eve Pickle Making with Family...
My brother and family are making 7 gallons of Fire & Ice Pickles for our friends in Tunica and Memphis. Thought I would repost this from 6 years ago. 

Webster Made 100 Jars of Fire & Ice Pickles for My Wedding...if I didn't tell you then, I'm telling you now... THANK YOU BROTHER! Lots of work for your little sis. All out of town guests were able to have a little taste of the Delta with some homemade goodies. These were a favorite by many and the D'Agostino's still ask for them.
I've decided to make the pickles for the holidays...just like my brother.
...Here's the recipe Katie... 

Brother's Fire & Ice Pickles 
(Recipe for 1 Gallon Jar)

1 gallon kosher whole dill pickles
4 cups sugar
4 tablespoons hot sauce (Louisianne)
2 tablespoons crushed red pepper flakes
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon red cayenne pepper

Take all pickles out of the jar. Add sugar and spice to the juice left in the jar, put the top on and shake, shake, shake until sugar dissolves. Remove the butts of the pickles and discard then cut pickles into chunks. (I cut horizontally twice to get 4 spears, then chunk.) Cram pickles back in fire and ice juice. There will be at least one whole pickle that won't fit in the jar, so go ahead and eat that one. Tighten the lid, turn it upside down and leave out on the counter for a day then put in the icebox and let sit for 7 days. After a week have a taste...add more hot sauce if needed. Transfer pickles to smaller sized jars and fill with juice. Create a gift card and give them as gifts. Your friends will wonder when the next time you'll make them.

NOTE: I couldn't find the 1 gallon jars of pickles so I got (4) 2.5 quart jars...still big...I just adjusted the sugar and spice amounts. This made (5) 32oz (1 quart) jars and (12) 8oz jars. Not bad for a first run.