Sweet Cucumber Pickles
Ingredients
- cucumbers washed but not sliced
Per half-gallon jar:
- 2 tbsp pickling salt not iodized
- 1 ½ tbsp mixed pickling spices
- 1 tsp Alum
- 2 cups vinegar
Per half-gallon jar (ready to use):
- 4 cups sugar
Instructions
- Pack cucumbers into 1/2 gallon jars.
- To each jar add the salt, pickling spices, Alum, and vinegar.
- Finish filling each jar with cool water, then seal. Let stand at least 30 days before using.
- When ready to use, drain and slice one jar of the pickles into a bowl. Cover with the sugar, and let stand 24 hours in refrigerator.
- Keep pickles in refrigerator.
Notes
For 1 quart jars, halve each of the above ingredients, and use 2 cups sugar after sliced.
