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Ingredients
- 15 lb. cucumbers, sliced for pickles
- 3/4 c. salt
- 1 gal. water
- alum
- 5% vinegar
- spices (1/2 can pickling spices or to taste)
- 3 c. sugar
Method
- Soak cucumbers in solution of 3/4 cup salt to 1 gallon of water. Soak for 7 days. Drain and wash pickles and container. Cover with alum mixture (3 tablespoons alum to 1 quart water). Soak 24 hours, then drain and wash. Cover with vinegar and spices. Soak 24 hours. Drain and layer 3-inches of pickles and 3 cups sugar. Repeat layers.
