3 Day Sweet Pickles

Name: 3 Day Sweet Pickles
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 5 cucumbers (just a guess here); 1 gallon water; 1 cup salt; 3 cups sugar; 4 cups vinegar; 1 cup water; 1/2 teaspoon allspice; 1 pinch alum, as needed

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Recipe by brian48195

My Grandmother used to make these pickles when I was a little kid in 1/2 gallon paper milk cartons. I am trying to find her original recipe. I found this one and hope it is close. Let me know how they turn out if you make them before I do. Thanks, Brian

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READY IN: 1hr 45mins

SERVES: 10

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

Pickles
5

cucumbers (just a guess here)
1

gallon water
1

cup salt
Syrup
3

cups sugar
4

cups vinegar
1

cup water
¹⁄₂

teaspoon allspice
1

pinch alum, as needed

DIRECTIONS

Day 1-3 - Soak pickles in water and salt for 3 days.
Day 3 - Drain and rinse pickles. Mix 2 cups of vinegar to 1 cup water. Pour over pickles. Bring to boil. Put in jars.
Mix 3 cups of sugar, 2 cups of vinegar and ½ tsp allspice. Heat. Pour over top of pickles and add a pinch of alum to each jar. Seal.

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