Crystal Cukes

Title:
Crystal Cukes

Yield:
16 Servings

Categories:
Pickles




Ingredients:





     4 lb Cucumbers, Sliced


     1 c  Salt


     1 ga Ater


     1 ts Alum


     1 tb Powdered Ginger


     2 c  Water


     6 c  Sugar


     1 qt Vinegar


     1 tb Cinnamon Sticks, Broken


     1 tb Whole Celery Seed


     1 tb Whole All Spice


     1 tb Whole Cloves






 Place the washed and sliced cucumbers in a brine made of the salt and


 gallon of water.  Let stand in the brine for 8 days. Drain. Boil cucumbers


 in enough water to cover the cucumbers and the alum. Drain again. Mix the
2


 cups of water, sugar and vinegar. Place broken cinnamon sticks, all spice,


 cloves and celery seed in a cloth sack. Place sack in vinegar mixture.


 Bring to a boil with occasional stirring. Drop in cucumbers and boil until


 clea, transparent and tender. Pack into hot quart jars. Fill jars to top


 with syrup and seal.


 


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