Sweet Pickles

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Woman's Day magazine

Categories: pickles

Ingredients

  • Cucumbers, whole
  • 4 cups cold white vinegar
  • 4 Tbsp. pickling salt
  • 2 Tbsp. powdered alum
  • 1 Tbsp. pickling spices
  • 8 cups sugar

Directions

  1. Fill a gallon jar with whole cucumbers. Pour ingredients over cucumbers. Mix next four ingredients and pour over cucumbers. Add water to the top of the jar. Let set for at least 3 to 4 weeks. Drain. Slice cucumbers and pour sugar over them and let set for a while. Now they are ready to eat. You don’t have to seal them but you can boil them and seal them if you would like. Pickles are very crisp and good.

  2. makes one gallon

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