Two Week Sweet Pickles

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A very old canning recipe from libbie's aunt viola dated 8-10-74. Libbie is 95 now so this is a pretty old recipe that uses a crock and a lot of work and boiling. Writing directions as given.

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Steps

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Take 75 medium sized cukes to a gallon of water.

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Add 1 pint salt.

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Let stand 1 week.

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Take out and take 1 tablespoon powdered alum to 1 gallon of boiling water.

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Let stand 24 hours.

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Pour off and put on 1 gallon clean boiling water.

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Let stand 24 hours.

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Take out and split and put in 6 cups sugar , 3 pints vinegar , and whole allspice , cinnamon bark , and celery seed , or cinnamon , mustard , allspice and cloves.

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Pour this on boiling hot.

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Let stand 24 hours.

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Pour this solution off pickles and boil three mornings straight , adding 1 cup sugar each morning.

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Boil 3 mornings straight without sugar.

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Pack in jars the last morning , pour boiling syrup over and seal.

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Ingredients

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cucumbers, water, salt, alum, sugar, vinegar, allspice, clove, mustard seeds, cinnamon stick, celery seeds