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Aunt Edith's Sweet Pickles
From Jeanette's Recipe Cards

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Quantity Ingredients Preparation Notes
1 gal Medium Pickling Cucumbers
Can use larger cucumbers if desired.
  •   Wash and cut cucumbers into slices 1/2 inch thick.
  •   Cover with brine made of 1 gal water and 1 C salt
  •   Let stand for 4 days
  •   On the fifth day drain off brine and wash
  •   Cover with 1 gal water and 1 Tbsp alum (heaping)
  •   Let stand overnight
  •   Next day, drain off and put drained cucumbers in kettle and add 1 gal water and ginger
  •   Boil 10 minutes.
  •   While boiling, fix syrup using last five ingredients. Spice should be tied in a cloth.
  •   Cook until it boils and is clear.
  •   At the end of 10 minutes, drain and pour syrup over pickles.
  •   Boil until transparent and seal in jars.
1 C Pickling Salt
3 gal Water
1 Tbsp Alum (heaping)
1 Tbsp Ginger (heaping)
1/2 Box Pickling Spice
8 C Sugar
5 1/2 C Vinegar
2 2/3 C Water
1 tsp Celery Seeds

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