*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                              Icycle Pickles

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Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Make Your Own

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   3      Gal.          crock
   2      Gal.          cucumbers -- cut
                        lengthwise in quarters
   2      C.            salt (without iodine)
                        boiling water (enough to cover)
                        Syrup:
  16      C.            sugar
  10      C.            cider vinegar
                        green food color
     1/4  C.            pickling spices -- tied
   1      In            a cloth
                        water (enough to cover pickles)

Put plate and weight on pickles to keep them under
brine. Cover crock with towel; let stand 1 week, then drain.
Cover with boiling water; let stand 24 hours; drain. Take
about 2 rounded tablespoonfuls powdered alum and dissolve in
enough boiling water to cover pickles. Let stand 24 hours;
drain. (Alum makes pickles crisp.)

Syrup:

Bring to a boil and pour over pickles. Let stand 24
hours; drain and save syrup. Reheat syrup each day for 3 days
and pour over pickles. Let stand 24 hours each time. Will
keep in the crock or may be canned.


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