Henny Sweet Pickles.
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Ingredients
- 1 peck of medium-sized Cucumbers
- 1 Gal. of water
- 1 cup salt
- 1 tsp alum
- 4 pts. sugar
- 4 pts white Vinegar
- 1 tsp cinnamon bark broken up
- 1 tsp whole cloves
Directions
- Wash 1 peck of medium-sized Cucumbers and cover with 1 Gal. of water which has been boiled and cooled.
- Add 1 cup salt and let stand 1 week.
- Wash, cover with 1 tsp alum and cooled boiled water for 1 day.
- Drain; Split pickles and put on a fresh solution of boiled water and alum.
- Let stand for 1 day. Drain.
- Make syrup of 4 pts. sugar 4 pts white Vinegar.
- Put these in a bag: 1 tsp cinnamon bark broken up, 1 tsp whole cloves.
- Boil and Pour over pickles and let stand 1 day. Drain.
- Save syrup and boil it up. Pour over pickles and let stand 1 day.
- Drain on 3rd day pack in jars, boil up syrup once more and pour over pickles. Seal.
Timing: stand 1 week; stand 1 day in alum water; stand 1 day in fresh solution; stand 1 day after first syrup; stand 1 day after reheated syrup; drain on the third day
Temperature: water boiled and cooled; cooled boiled water; fresh boiled water; boil syrup repeatedly
Equipment: washing and draining setup, soaking vessels, cutting knife, cooking pot, spice bag, and canning jars with seals
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