Sweet Pickles

This is a recipe that my sister-in-law and I came up with years ago after several trial and error attempts at making sweet pickles from others' recipes. When our families won't eat them, that's bad! They love pickles. So, we decided to experiment and this recipe was the final result.....instant "hit" with every slice of pickle eaten!
When we did this the first time, we really didn't have much hope....we were about to give up. We didn't want to use all of our best pickling cucumbers just in case in went bad again. So, you know the big cucumbers that most of us would refuse to pickle? Well, that's what we used that first time, with fantastic results.
This is not a "quick" pickle, it takes 4 weeks total....but, so worth the wait. Hope you give it a try! Leave us a comment and let us know how it went if you do.
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Sweet Pickles

 

Wash and pack whole cucumbers in a 1 gallon container (that can handle boiling liquids). Set aside for now.

 

In large saucepan mix:

 

4 cups vinegar

4 tbs pickling spice

4 tbs salt

2 tbs alum

 

Bring this mixture to a boil, stirring frequently. Boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat and pour over cucumbers. If this does not completely cover the cucumbers, finish filling with water.   Place lid on pickle container and store in cool, dark place for 2 weeks.

 

After 2 weeks, strain brine from cucumbers and discard. Slice the cucumbers into prepared jars.

 

Mix separately and Well:

4 cups sugar

6 tbs water

Pour this mixture over sliced cucumbers in jars. Put in water bath canner for 30 mins to seal. When sealed and cooled, store in cool place for 2 weeks. 

 

After those 2 weeks, open and enjoy!