SPICY PICKLE CHIPS

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Number Of Ingredients 8

4 pounds pickling cucumbers small, sliced 1/3 " to 1/2 " thick
6 dill weed large sprigs fresh
1/2 cup salt
2 1/2 quarts water
3 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups cider vinegar
Mixed pickling spices
Astringent lump alum

Steps:

In a large crock layer cucumbers with dill. In a separate container dissolve salt in water pour over cucumbers. Weight cucumbers down under the brine with a clean plate let stand for 5 days. Rinse with cold water and dry pack into sterilized pint jars.In a small saucepan combine sugar and vinegar heat just until sugar dissolves. Fill jars with syrup to cover cucumbers, leaving 1/2 -inch headspace. Into each jar place 1/2 teaspoon pickling spices and a piece of alum the size of a pea. Remove air bubbles. Wipe rims with a damp cloth. Seal with lids according to manufacturer's directions. Process in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes.

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