sweet cucumber pickle chips

Bristow, OK
Updated on Jun 28, 2012

It's just about time to make pickles. Cucumbers are on the vine and I am just counting the days. I will post pictures when I can

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method Canning/Preserving
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Ingredients

  • PICKLES:
  • - cucumbers, dill size or smaller
  • 1 tablespoon salt per quart
  • 1 teaspoon alum per quart
  • SYRUP:
  • 3 cups white sugar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons mixed pilkling spices
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • - green food coloring as desired

How To Make sweet cucumber pickle chips

  • Step 1
    PICKLES: Wash and cut cucumbers in round slices. Put in quart jars.
  • Step 2
    For each quart add alum and salt and fl\ill with cold cider vinegar. Seal, but not tightly, let stand 2 to 3 months or longer.
  • Step 3
    Anytime after that drain and cover with the following syrup
  • Step 4
    SYRUP: Mix, bring to boil, let boil 2 to 3 minutes and pour over the cucumbers that have been packed into quart jars. Seal. Ready in two weeks.
  • Step 5
    Do not add any more vinegar.
  • Step 6
    Before using set jar in the refrigerator for a couple of hours. They are crisp like ice.

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