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Open Jar Pickles
Open Jar Pickles
Ingredients:
9 pounds medium−size cucumbers
1 tablespoon alum
1 pint vinegar
1 pint water
3 pounds granulated sugar
6 cups vinegar
1 ounce stick cinnamon
1/2 ounce whole allspice
Directions:
Make salt brine to cover cucumbers, using 1 cup salt to 1 gallon water. Let stand for 3 days, then drain.
Soak cucumbers in cold water for the next 3 days, changing the water each day.
Drain and cut pickles crosswise into 2 or 3 pieces. Mix 1 pint vinegar with 1 pint water, add alum and
allow pickles to simmer in this solution for 2 hours. For a greener appearance, a little green coloring
may be added.
Drain and pack in earthen or glass jar. Combine sugar, vinegar and spices and let boil 5 minutes. Pour
hot syrup over pickles.
Open Jar Pickles 236
Pepper Jelly
Ingredients:
9 pounds medium−size cucumbers
1 tablespoon alum
1 pint vinegar
1 pint water
3 pounds granulated sugar
6 cups vinegar
1 ounce stick cinnamon
1/2 ounce whole allspice
Directions:
Make salt brine to cover cucumbers, using 1 cup salt to 1 gallon water. Let stand for 3 days, then drain.
Soak cucumbers in cold water for the next 3 days, changing the water each day.
Drain and cut pickles crosswise into 2 or 3 pieces. Mix 1 pint vinegar with 1 pint water, add alum and
allow pickles to simmer in this solution for 2 hours. For a greener appearance, a little green coloring
may be added.
Drain and pack in earthen or glass jar. Combine sugar, vinegar and spices and let boil 5 minutes. Pour
hot syrup over pickles.
Open Jar Pickles 236
Pepper Jelly
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