Ingredient:
- 10 cucumbers, cut into chunks
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6 onions, sliced -
1/2 c. salt -
2 c. vinegar -
2 c. water -
1 tbsp. celery seed -
1 tbsp. mustard seed -
1 1/2 c. sugar -
1 tsp. ginger -
1 tsp. turmeric -
Direction:
Combine cucumber chunks, onion slices and salt and let stand 2 hours. Drain. Combine remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Place cucumber and onion mixture in hot sterilized jars. Pour the boiling liquid over cucumber mixture to fill each jar. Seal. Makes 6-8 pints.
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Ingredient:
- 1 peck 4 to 6 inch pickles
4 grape or horseradish leaves
1 bunch dill weed
6 qts. water
2 tbsp. alum
1 1/2 pt. vinegar
1 1/2 c. canning salt
8 cloves garlic, optional
A 4 gal. crock
Direction: Wash and place in crock; pickles, grape (or horseradish) leaves and dill. Boil together water, vinegar, salt, and alum for at least 5 minutes. Cool and pour over pickles. Weight with plate to keep pickles covered with brine solution and cure for 10 days. You may add garlic after the eighth day. Let cure in a cool place. |