16 DAY PICKLES

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My mother got this from her sister, Martha. It's a tried and true pickle recipe. It's very similar to recipe #17490 on recipezaar. Sometimes I don't always have 2 gallons of cumcumbers but will make if I have gathered enough for 1 gallon but I go ahead and make the syrup and save it and use it on the next batch. Since the syrup has vinegar and sugar in it it will be alright and I don't even refrigerate this syrup.

Provided by Kaykwilts

Categories     < 60 Mins

Time 45m

Yield 8 quarts

Number Of Ingredients 7

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

Steps:

  • Wash cucumbers.
  • Cover with salt water (1 cup pickling salt to 1 gallon water).
  • Let stand for a week.
  • Keep scum off daily.
  • Make sure pickles stay under water.
  • Drain and cover with boiling water.
  • Leave 24 hours.
  • Drain, cut into slices and cover with boiling water again.
  • Add 1 large tablespoon of alum.
  • Let stand three days.
  • Drain.
  • Cover with boiling water again.
  • Let stand overnight.
  • Drain.
  • Cover with syrup for four days.
  • Syrup: 10 pounds of sugar, 2 quarts white vinegar, 3 tablespoons of Picking spice, a couple of sticks of cinnamon.
  • Tie in a cheesecloth bag.
  • Drop in sugar mixture and bring to a boil.
  • Drain syrup and heat to boiling.
  • Pack in hot jars on 4th day.
  • Pour syrup over pickles and seal jars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2305.9, Fat 0.5, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 14166.8, Carbohydrate 584, Fiber 2, Sugar 574.3, Protein 2.7

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