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14 day pickles

Recipe by
t d
Seaside, AZ

This recipe came from my grandmother. From the looks of the paper she wrote it on it has probably been around a very long time! My mother gave me the recipe when my grandmother passed and it was in her own handwriting, which makes it extra special to me. It is a treasure to me.. from her kitchen!

yield serving(s)
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For 14 day pickles

  • 1 gal
    cucumbers
  • 1 c
    salt
  • enough boiling water to cover pickles
  • 1 Tbsp
    alum
  • 2 qt
    sugar
  • 1 qt
    vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp
    pickle spice boil

How To Make 14 day pickles

  • 1
    Mix salt in enough boiling water to cover pickles. Put lid on and let the cucumbers set for 7 days.
  • 2
    8th day: take salt water off. Put boiling water over them set for 1 day
  • 3
    9th day: put 1 tablespoon alum and more boiling water over cucumbers.
  • 4
    10th day: wash real good Add sugar, vinegar, and pickle spice Pour over pickles and let them set another 5 days (and these days add up to 15 to me...but who's counting...lol what do I know..maybe I'm missing something) Anyway...14-15 days you still get awesome pickles!!! ;-)
  • 5
    Can in quart jars or keep refrigerated.
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