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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
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   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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