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Ingredients

  • 2 gal. pickles, cut lengthwise
  • 1 pt. salt
  • 1 qt. boiling water
  • alum (lump the size of walnut)
  • 8 pt. sugar
  • 2 qt. vinegar
  • handful mixed spices

Method

  • Let pickles stand in 1 quart boiling water with salt 1 week. Drain and cover with boiling water for 24 hours, then drain again and cover with boiling water and alum.
  • Let stand another 24 hours, then drain.
  • Take sugar, vinegar and spices.
  • Turn over the pickles boiling hot and let stand 24 hours.
  • Repeat 4 days. Doesn't have to seal.