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Crystal Cukes
 
4 pounds cucumbers, sliced
1 cup salt
1 gallon water
1 teaspoon alum
1 tablespoon powdered ginger
2 cups water
6 cups sugar
1 quart vinegar
1 tablespoon cinnamon sticks, broken
1 tablespoon whole celery seed
1 tablespoon whole all spice
1 tablespoon whole cloves
 
Place the washed and sliced cucumbers in a brine made of the salt
and gallon of water.  Let stand in the brine for 8 days.  Drain.
Boil cucumbers in enough water to cover the cucumbers and the alum.
Drain again.  Mix the 2 cups of water, sugar and vinegar.  Place
broken cinnamon sticks, all spice, cloves and celery seed in a
cloth sack. Place sack in vinegar mixture.  Bring to a boil with
occasional stirring.  Drop in cucumbers and boil until clean,
transparent and tender.  Pack into hot quart jars.  Fill jars to
top with syrup and seal.
 

Printable version: crystal-cucumbers.txt.