Cellophane Pickles

8 ingredients
4 steps

Ingredients

  • 6 qt. cucumbers
  • 2 Tbsp. alum
  • 2 pt. vinegar
  • 1 pt. water
  • 5 lb. sugar
  • 1 oz. allspice (whole)
  • 3 sticks cinnamon
  • green food coloring

Directions

  1. 1
    Wash and slice thin the cucumbers.
  2. 2
    Soak 24 hours in salt water (1/2 cup salt to 1 quart water), then drain.
  3. 3
    Cover with fresh water for 24 hours, then drain.
  4. 4
    Simmer in weak vinegar water with 2 tablespoons alum for 3 hours.

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