Mama's Sweet Pickles
Mama'S Sweet Pickles is an moderately easy dinner you can prepare in about 2 hours 8 minutes. Made with d cucumbers- enough to fill a gallon jar, c. coarse salt, c. boiling water, cold water and . alum, this recipe delivers authentic, satisfying flavors. Bursting with flavor in every bite.
Place cucumbers in gallon jar
Cover with a brine of 1 c. coarse salt and 11 c. boiling water
Cover jar and let set for two weeks
Pour off brine, rinse, and then cover with cold water to which Alum has been added
Let set for 24 hours
Pour off water
Cover with cold cider vinegar to which pickling spices have been added
Let set for 24 hours
Drain off vinegar but leave pickling spice
Add 3 c. sugar, let set for 24 hours, add 3 more c. sugar, let set for 24 hours, and then add 3 more cups sugar
This makes a juice to cover the pickles
Just leave pickles in the gallon jar and set on a shelf
Take out as needed to serve
These have a long shelf life and are very crispy.
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