Uncooked Pickles

7 ingredients
16 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 gal. cucumbers, sliced
  • 1 c. salt
  • 3 tsp. alum
  • vinegar
  • 1 small bag spices
  • turmeric
  • 7 c. sugar

Directions

  1. 1
    Add 1 cup salt to the sliced cucumbers.
  2. 2
    Cover with water; let set 3 days.
  3. 3
    Drain.
  4. 4
    Wash in cold water.
  5. 5
    Add the alum; cover with water for 24 hours.
  6. 6
    Rinse in cold water 3 times.
  7. 7
    Put back in jar.
  8. 8
    Cover with vinegar.
  9. 9
    Let set 7 days.
  10. 10
    Drain vinegar.
  11. 11
    Put 3 cups sugar, small bag of spice and 1 teaspoon turmeric.
  12. 12
    Let stand 24 hours.
  13. 13
    Add 2 more cups of sugar.
  14. 14
    On the third day, add 2 more cups sugar.
  15. 15
    That makes 7 cups.
  16. 16
    Your pickles are done!!!

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