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                             SWEET PICKLES

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Serving Size  : 20   Preparation Time :0:00
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 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  3       lb           Pickling Cucumbers
                       -----COLD BRINE-----
  4       c            Water
    1/2   c            Salt
    1/2   c            Vinegar
                       -----HOT SYRUP-----
  2       c            Sugar
  2       c            Vinegar
  1       c            Water
  8                    All Spice Balls
  6                    Cloves
  1                    Stick Cinnamon

 Wash cucumbers and put in jars whole.  Cover with cold
 brine and store until ready to use.  When ready, drain
 pickles and cut into pieces.  Cover with boiling water
 and 1/4 t alum, let stand until cool.  Drain.  Put
 pickle spices in a cloth bag and boil in syrup
 mixture.  Pour hot syrup on pickles and let stand in
 open jars for 2 days.  Drain syrup into a pan and heat
 with spices and add 2 more cups sugar.  Bring to a
 boil.  Put pickles into clean jars, pour syrup over
 and seal.  Pickles are ready to eat when cool.



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