Easy Made Pickles

5 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • cucumbers (5-inches or so in size)
  • 2 Tbsp. salt
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp. pickling spices
  • 1 rounded tsp. powdered alum
  • 2 c. vinegar

Directions

  1. 1
    Wash cucumbers and pack in a 1/2 gallon jar.
  2. 2
    Add the remaining ingredients.
  3. 3
    Finish filling jar with cold water and seal jar tight.
  4. 4
    Let stand 2 weeks.
  5. 5
    They can stand for a year. When ready to use, drain and wash cucumbers and slice or chunk. Cover with 3 or 4 cups sugar.
  6. 6
    Let stand until sugar makes a syrup.
  7. 7
    Put in jar and keep in icebox.
  8. 8
    Very good.

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