School girl pickle

School girl pickle

Ingredients/Components

• cucumbers - 12 lb
• mixed pickle spices - 1 item
• water or more enough to cover cucumbers - 9 c
• salt may need more - 1 c
• alum or more - 7 tsp

How to make school girl pickle:

Dissolve salt completely in water and cover cucumbers.

Note: If you can float an egg in the salted water, you have enough salt. Just add salt until egg floats.

Soak for 2 weeks. Strain and soak overnight in plain water. Strain and cut cucumbers in chunks. Soak in 7 teaspoons alum and water 6 hours. Strain and rinse a little. Heat brown vinegar to boiling point. Put mixed pickle spices in vinegar before bringing to a boil. Soak 24 hours. Place a layer of cucumbers and a layer of sugar, etc. and etc. in a large gallon jar. It will take about 6 pounds sugar.

Recipe categories: Condiments, etc., Vegetables, Comfort food.