Pickle Candy: WTF?

My sister told me about these sweet pickles that she calls Pickle Candy and I thought I had to give 'em a try. In her own words they are: "So delicious, and nothing at all like those "sweet" pickles wimpy people talk about. This stuff is ready for the candy store."

You've been warned "wimpy people".

Start with 2 jars of hamburger dills. I used Del Monte "Zingers".


Drain the pickle juice of both jars into a container and set aside and put the pickles in a larger container that will have a tight lid


Then pour a 2 pound bag of sugar all over the pickles and shake gently down until it all "settles"


Next slowly begin to pour your reserved pickle juice back into the container of pickles..I thought about skipping this photo but I thought you should be prepared for how it's going to look...


Finally, take a spoon and stir all the sugar in until it dissolves


Now you're ready to put the lid on and stash in your fridge. They need to "sit" for at least 2 days (but the longer the better) and you need to flip them upside down whenever you think about. I am terrified that my cheap-o plastic container lid won't hold and will spill the sticky pickle/sugar sludge all over my refrigerator, so I'm just taking it out and stirring it up with a spoon.

These pickles are also called "Upside Down Pickles" and I've seen other recipes for sweet pickles that include using cinnamon sticks and Red Hot Candies! So if we've been adding Red Hots to our pickles it just makes sense that soaking them in Koolaid is a good idea too. If anyone out there knows of other sweet pickle recipes I'd love to hear them!