Chaote Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 lb. Chaote squash, sliced 1/8-inch thick and soaked in salt water 6 to 8 hours
1 1/2 Tbsp. pickling spice
3 Tbsp. salt to 1 gal. water
1 c. clear vinegar
1 1/2 c. sugar

Preparation

Heat to dissolve sugar; add drained chaote slices.
Bring to boil; simmer 7 or 8 minutes.
Chaote slices will change color. Pack in jars with some of the spices and enough juice to cover slices.
Set aside for a week or so.
Try to use young tender chaote squash, more mature squash need to be peeled.