Compliment Getters Pickles

Name: Compliment Getters Pickles
Ingredients: cucumber; 2 cups vinegar; 2 gallons water; 8 tablespoons salt; 1 cup vinegar; 1 cup water; 2 cups sugar; 14 teaspoon red pepper; 12 teaspoon turmeric; 2 onions, sliced; 4 teaspoons alum

11 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

cucumber
2 cups vinegar
2 gallons water
8 tablespoons salt
1 cup vinegar
1 cup water
2 cups sugar
14 teaspoon red pepper
12 teaspoon turmeric
2 onions, sliced
4 teaspoons alum

Directions

1

Cut cucumbers lengthwise.
2

Add 1 heaping tablespoon salt for each quart of water; let stand overnight.
3

Drain.
4

Place in kettle and cover with weak solution on 1 cup vinegar to1 gallon water; heat to simmer.
5

Meanwhile, in another pot, make a syrup of 1 cup vinegar, 1 cup water,
6

2 cups sugar, 1/4 teaspoon red pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon turmeric.
7

Boil for 10 minutes.
8

When pickles have simmered 10 minutes, drain and put into clean jars.
9

Add 2 slices onion and 1/4 teaspoon alum to each jar.
10

Cover with boiling syrup before sealing; seal.