16 Day Pickles

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 gallons cucumbers
• 1 tablespoon alum
• 1 cup pickling salt
• 10 lbs sugar
• 2 quarts vinegar
• 3 tablespoons pickling spices
• 2 cinnamon sticks

Recipe

• 1 wash cucumbers.
• 2 cover with salt water (1 cup pickling salt to 1 gallon water).
• 3 let stand for a week.
• 4 keep scum off daily.
• 5 make sure pickles stay under water.
• 6 drain and cover with boiling water.
• 7 leave 24 hours.
• 8 drain, cut into slices and cover with boiling water again.
• 9 add 1 large tablespoon of alum.
• 10 let stand three days.
• 11 drain.
• 12 cover with boiling water again.
• 13 let stand overnight.
• 14 drain.
• 15 cover with syrup for four days.
• 16 syrup: 10 pounds of sugar, 2 quarts vinegar, 3 tablespoons of picking spice, a couple of sticks of cinnamon.
• 17 tie in a cheesecloth bag.
• 18 drop in sugar mixture and bring to a boil.
• 19 drain syrup and heat to boiling.
• 20 pack in hot jars on 4th day.
• 21 pour syrup over pickles and seal jars.