Crystallized Pickles

7 ingredients
2 steps

Ingredients

  • 7 lb. cucumbers
  • 2 c. lime
  • small box alum
  • small box ginger
  • 5 lb. sugar
  • 3 pt. vinegar
  • 3 tsp. pickling spice

Directions

  1. 1
    Wash and slice cucumbers. Soak in 2 gallons water with 2 cups lime 24 hours. Wash and put in 2 gallons water with small box of alum for 24 hours. Wash and soak in 2 gallons water with small box ginger for 6 hours. Do not wash. Make a syrup of sugar, vinegar and 3 teaspoons pickling spice.
  2. 2
    Let stand in syrup 4 hours. Boil 1 hour and put in sterilized jars.

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