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Mrs. Sasser's Pickles Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
7-8 lbs of small cucumbers
2 cups pickling salt
1 cup alum
5 quarts of white vinegar
2 tablespoons McCormick Pickling Spice
1 teaspoon celery seeds
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon whole cloves
5 pounds sugar
Directions:
Directions:
1st Day: Place pickling cucumbers in a large container. Boil 2 gallons of water. Add 2 cups pickling salt, stir until dissolved, cool. Pour over cucumbers. Stand for 24 hours.

2nd Day: Drain off salt water. Boil 2 gallons water and add 1 cup alum, stir until dissolved, cool. Pour over cucumbers. Stand for 24 hours.

3rd Day: Soak in clear cool water for 24 hours.

4th Day: In a large pot, 5 quarts white vinegar, pickling spice, celery seeds, mustard seeds and whole cloves. Bring to a boil for 24 minutes. Cool, then pour over cucumbers. Let stay in this mixture for 9 days.

After 9 days, take up and slice to suit yourself. While you are slicing, warm the pickle juice solution and stir in 5 pounds of sugar until dissolved -- do not boil.

Pour juice over sliced pickles.

Enjoy.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
A bunch
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
10 days
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This recipe came from Patsy Shiflett who got it from Mary Allen. I'm passing it on to you because you enjoy the pickles so much.

I order the alum from Amazon.

 

 

 

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