Plastic Pickles

7 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 7 lb. cucumbers (cut crosswise)
  • 1 box alum
  • 1 qt. lime
  • 1/2 box allspice
  • vinegar (to cover)
  • salt
  • 6 lb. sugar

Directions

  1. 1
    Soak in lime water for 11 or 12 hours.
  2. 2
    Wash in cold water. Soak cucumbers in salt water for 4 hours.
  3. 3
    Drain.
  4. 4
    Soak in clear water for 2 hours.
  5. 5
    Bring to boil in alum water.
  6. 6
    Wash in hot water.
  7. 7
    Boil for 30 minutes in vinegar and spices mixture.
  8. 8
    Let stand overnight.
  9. 9
    Can.

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