Sweet Cucumber Pickles

Ingredients

• 7 lbs cucumbers
• 2 ½ lbs brown sugar
• 2 pints vinegar
• 1 tablespoon whole spice
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon sticks
• 1 tablespoon celery seed

Directions

1. cut green cucumbers in ½ pieces
2. Soak them in strong brine for 3 days. (A strong brine is salty water strong enough to float an egg)
3. Drain and soak them in fresh water for 3 days without changing water, but stir once or twice.
4. Drain again and simmer slowly 20 or 30 minutes in cider vinegar diluted ½.
5. Add 2 or 3 grape leaves and drain
6. Boil the 2 pints of vinegar and other ingredients 3 minutes and pour over cucumbers boiling hot. Let stand 24 hours. Then drain off liquid

Timing

• 3 days
• 20 or 30 minutes
• 3 minutes
• 24 hours

Arwilda’s edits

Arwilda’s note: Changed “crossed-out word” to “float”. A crossed-out word precedes final “float”; original reading is unclear. Arwilda’s note: Changed “diluted” to “diluted ½”. Crossed-out “diluted” replaced by “diluted ½.”

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