Crystal Pickles
Yield
1 large bottle of picklesPrep
20 minCook
30 minReady
6 daysLow Fat, Fat-Free, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | gallon |
cucumbers
thinly sliced |
*
|
| 1 | cup |
pickling salt
|
*
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
alum
|
* |
| 1 | tablespoon |
ginger
ground |
|
| Syrup | |||
| 6 | cups |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | cups |
water
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
salt
|
|
| 4 | cups |
vinegar
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
celery seeds
|
|
| 1 | bag |
pickling spices
|
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.8 | l |
cucumbers
thinly sliced |
*
|
| 237 | ml |
pickling salt
|
*
|
| 15 | ml |
alum
|
* |
| 15 | ml |
ginger
ground |
|
| Syrup | |||
| 1.4 | l |
sugar
|
|
| 473 | ml |
water
|
|
| 15 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 946 | ml |
vinegar
|
|
| 5 | ml |
celery seeds
|
|
| 1 | bag |
pickling spices
|
*
|
Directions
Soak thinly sliced cucumbers in a gallon of water and the 1 cup pickling salt for 5 days. Stir everyday. After 5 days, drain and add fresh water and the 1 tablespoon alum.
Soak overnight. Next morning drain and rinse.
Bring the cucumbers to a boil in fresh water and cook 10 minutes with 1 tablespoon ginger.
Drain and rinse. Make the syrup.
Place the pickling spices in cheesecloth and tie up and place in the syrup. Let the syrup come to a boil and add cucumbers and boil 20 minutes.
Remove the pickling spice bag and bottle while hot.
