14 Day Unsealed Pickles

This is not my recipe. Found it on key gourmet by softkey.

1st day: dissolve salt in 1 gallon boiling water.

Pour over cucumbers and let stand overnight.

2nd day: pour off salt water.

Add 1 gallon boiling water mixed with alum.

Let stand overnight.

3rd day: pour off alum water.

Add 1 gallon clear boiling water.

Let stand 24 hours.

4th day: boil 1 gallon vinegar and spices wrapped in cloth bag.

Boil 15 minutes and pour over drained cucumbers.

Let stand 9 days moving spice bag around each day.

13th day: slice or cut pickles and layer alternately with sugar until all sugar is used.

Let stand overnight.

14th day: can.

Recipe calls for unsealed pickles.

However , i heat the syrup and pickle slices and pack them in hot jars.

I store these in refrigerator.

cucumbers, canning salt, vinegar, alum, pickling spices, sugar