Icicle Pickles

7 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 gal. water
  • 2 c. lime
  • 2 gal. cucumbers, peeled and sliced (use large or yellow cucumbers)
  • 1 box alum
  • 2 qt. white vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp. pickling spices
  • 1 tsp. turmeric

Directions

  1. 1
    Be sure water covers cucumbers. Let set 24 hours. Rinse real good, then cover with alum water (2 gallons water to 1 box alum). Let set 24 hours. Rinse slightly and drain. Make syrup (2 quarts white vinegar, 9 cups sugar, 2 tablespoons pickling spices tied in bag and boiled with pickles). Use 1 teaspoon turmeric. Heat; pour over cucumbers. Let set 24 hours, then bring all to boil. Cook for 5 minutes, then can.

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