Sweet pickles

Sweet pickles

Ingredients/Components

• sugar - 8 c
• salt - 1 Tbsp
• water - 2 c
• vinegar - 7 c
• celery seed - 1 Tbsp
• cucumbers, sliced - 1 gal
• pickling spices - 2 Tbsp
• lime - 2 c

How to make sweet pickles:

Mix lime in 1 gal. of water and soak cucumbers overnight using crockery or enamel ware. (Do not use aluminum containers.) Drain and wash cucumbers; soak in ice water 2 or 3 hours. Mix together sugar, vinegar, water, salt and heat. Place pickling spices and celery seed in a bag made of cheese cloth. Add cucumbers and bagged spices. Cook 40-45 minutes. Remove spice bag and put in clean sterile jars. Seal in jars while still hot.

Recipe categories: American, Condiments, etc., Vegetables.