Sweet Easy Pickles

5 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 gal. chunk cucumbers
  • 1 c. plain salt in enough water to cover pickles in gal. jug
  • 3 Tbsp. alum
  • 2 1/2 lb. sugar
  • vinegar

Directions

  1. 1
    Let cucumbers set in salt water for 5 days.
  2. 2
    Drain and wash. Add alum in water to cover pickles.
  3. 3
    Let stand 24 hours.
  4. 4
    Drain and wash.
  5. 5
    Cover pickles with vinegar.
  6. 6
    Let stand 24 hours. Drain.
  7. 7
    Put pickles back in jug.
  8. 8
    Pour sugar over pickles.
  9. 9
    Leave in jug.
  10. 10
    Does not have to be sealed.
  11. 11
    May add pickling spice, if desired.

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