Pickles In A Jar

Ingredients

gallon medium-sized cucumbers to fit jug
4 tablespoons canning salt
2 tablespoons alum
3 tablespoons mixed pickling spices

Preparation

1
Wash cucumbers and pack whole in a glass gallon jug.
2
Add canning salt, white vinegar, alum, and mixed pickling spices
3
If jar is not full, top off with cold water. Put lid on jar and let stand on cabinet for three weeks.
4
Drain. Cut cucumbers into chunks, slices or strips as desired. Return to jar. Add 8 cups sugar, or less according to taste (Elba uses four cups, Dorothy Phillips uses six). Let stand on cabinet top 3 to 4 days, until sugar dissolves to make its own juice. Store in the refrigerator. Add a bud of garlic in the bottom of the jar to add more flavor, if desired.

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Yield:

1.0 servings

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Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

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