Ingredient:
- 4 lg. cucumbers
1/2 to 1 pt. sour cream
5 tbsp. mayonnaise
1 to 1 1/2 c. water
1/4 c. vinegar
2 to 3 tbsp. sugar
1/4 c. cream
Onion slices (optional)
Direction:
Peel and slice cucumber. Soak overnight in salt water. Drain and rinse. Mix water, vinegar and sugar to taste. Add cream. Beat in sour cream and mayonnaise. Add cucumbers. Best if allowed to stand in refrigerator for a day before serving. |
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. |
